Development

Participate
Aikuma development has switched to Ionic2, and we are still to finalise new apps using this framework. The existing apps are not supported. Discuss Aikuma on the aikuma-dev list. Find out more about Aikuma internals on our wiki. Fork Aikuma on GitHub. Contact Steven Bird. Aikuma is open source software, released under the Apache License.

Team
→ Steven Bird (coordinator)
→ Sangyeop Lee (developer)
→ Mat Bettinson, Lauren Gawne (field testing)
→ Florian Hanke (PhD student)
→ Haejoong Lee, Oliver Adams (past developer)

ZAHWA WEB APP (BETA VERSION)

In 2016/17 Aikuma development switched to Ionic2, for greater ease of development.

Visit zahwa.aikuma.org

AIKUMA-NG CHROME APP (ALPHA VERSION)

In 2015/16 Aikuma development switched from Android to Chrome, for greater portability.

Visit Aikuma-NG in the Chrome App Store

INSTALL DEVELOPMENT VERSION (BETA SOFTWARE)

Browse to this page using your phone's web browser and download the apk file. Then use the "downloads" app to locate the file, and open it. Follow the prompts and install the app. Open the app and go to the settings menu (top right) and select "sign in". Follow the prompts to connect with a Google account. You won't lose files when switching to new versions.

aikuma_20150702.apk
File Size:	3665 kb
File Type:	apk

Download File

BLEEDING-EDGE VERSION FOR TESTING ONLY (ALPHA VERSION)

This version contains a re-implementation of the cloud storage infrastructure, and a flatter file layout. It is likely to be unstable and is made available for testing purposes.

aikuma_20151130.apk
File Size:	3681 kb
File Type:	apk

Download File

Functionality in dev version

✓ spoken annotation: interpret or respeak a source recording
✓ tagging: long press on an item and select "tag", add speaker, language, OLAC Discourse type, or custom tag
✓ wifi-p2p sharing: pair your phone with another and sync all your files (they cannot publicly share your files)
✓ photo: capture a photo of the recording context, right after making a recording
✓ comments: enter a text comment after making a recording or adding a speaker (NB cannot be edited)
✓ backup: sync all content to your private Google Drive and to your other devices running Aikuma
✓ import: import a single audio file and manually enter the metadata
✓ bulk import: import a collection of audio files with metadata (new in July)
✓ segmentation: segment an audio source as a separate step before translation or respeaking
✗ segmentation: re-use a spoken annotation to make a new one with the same segmentation
✗ private sharing: share an item privately via Google Drive
✗ search: use the magnifying glass to search your items, or items that have been publicly shared
✗ consent: add a short recording to an item to give permission for it to be shared, and tag it as "consent statement"
✗ file list display: cleaner design

Development Priorities

transcription: a website where users can listen to recordings and enter transcriptions, to be transmitted back to any devices that contain those recordings
tag management: hide/reveal tags assigned by others, remove a tag you have added (useful for workflow management)
localisation: prompts should be available in a variety of major languages, not just English
video: translate a video, and replay the video along with the dubbed recording
discovery: when media is shared, it is easy to discover Aikuma, install it, and open the media for translation
file management: media files are stored, synced, and expired based on available storage and bandwidth
hints: Aikuma is loaded with hints to help a new user
informed consent: a standard consent statement is recorded in as many languages as possible, and played to people before they use the app
language selection: a component for efficiently selecting a language, incorporating locale, GPS, and ethnologue
pluggable architecture: dividing Aikuma into reusable components, to facilitate extensibility
porting: iOS and HTML5 versions