I am that guy with the funny name.
In my first life I was a professional photographer. In my second life I started a multimedia studio. That studio began life by producing Flash Games and turned into Software company over the years.
My drive to make art continues with focus of producing my own tools with code. Along the journey others have jumped on to use these tools also. Where will this journey take us, no one knows. I do at least intend to enjoy the ride of finding out.
Cost efficient -All in one Touch app screen capture (both video and stills) SimCap worth a look for promo iPhone screens. The video allows to track multi-Touches with circles in the capture. It pretty cheap @ $15 to help spice up your promo screens on your website.
More info @ http://www.jaml.co.uk/simcap.html
iSimulate is an application/library pair designed to solve the issue of not being able to use multi-touch and the accelerometer in the iPhone Simulator. iSimulate wirelessly sends multi-touch events, the accelerometer data, and the GPS location to the iPhone Simulator.
This is ratter useful for recording video trailers of iPhone Apps using video screen capture.
We got this, really for doing video trailers. I had only used still screens before and wanted to move over to more of a video preview. That actually recorded the events of the device, with a clean view for the record.
Another developer suggested taking a look at this. All I can say it well worth a spot in my tool box. Check it out for your self maybe you find it useful also.
It really a pretty smart and useful tool, for any iPhone app developer. It is much better than just using it for the application of taking video trailers. If you very used the iPhone Simulator, you would understand, just by watching the above video.
Go check it out. Worth the time, and price.
More Info @ http://www.vimov.com/isimulate/
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Build native mobile phone apps to iPhone, Android and Blackberry with PhoneGap open framework (MIT Open License) using just html and java. Phone Gap also has a simulator and can control Geo Location, Vibration, accelerometer and sound native device features. There a few examples listed on there web site of native apps built with phonegap, mostly iPhone /app store apps.
This is a pretty cool framework anyone can program with javascript and html and it supports so far 3 platforms. Best of all it is open source.
It a very nice development tool, worth the time to dig deeper and work with.
more info @ http://www.phonegap.com/
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Another tool, GameSalad has drop there price. The once ridiculous fee of $500 for Express is now $99. Game Salad free for web publishing and now just $99 for iPhone Publishing.
The only thing is GameSalad is not a real programming tool. Personally I like programing with code. As you can do anything you want to, and it really pretty simple once you learn the syntax. GameSalad as reviewed a few months ago in this blog is like automator. The news here is another tool, has drop its ridiculous price. Specially consider GameSalad not a real programming tool. It more of just a publisher.
I hope any other development tools entering this realm soon of mobile publishing takes notice of these new price points. And comes down to reality.
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Adobe Labs announced October 5th, Flash Pro CS5 allows developers to use flash to develop content for the iPhone OS. The Tool converts Flash Apps into xcode projects, much like Unity3D, Torque and Game Salad. To make a final build and submit to the app store.
Sign up for the Beta release here @ https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=fpcs5_notify
Adobe Labs iPhone Info (video and example iPhone Apps) @ http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashcs5/appsfor_iphone/#divider
More about Flash Pro CS5 @ http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashcs5/
Building iPhone apps with CS5 video @ http://tv.adobe.com/watch/max-2009-develop/building-applications-for-iphone-with-flash-professional-cs5/
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October 27-30, 2009
San Francisco, California USAOnce again it's time for developers, artists, publishers and anyone else interested to come together for a few days to learn more about Unity and how to get the most out of it. We're larger than ever before: We're now a four day event that starts with a day of advanced hands-on classes, followed by three more days of technical sessions.
Unite is held on October 27-30, 2009 at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, California. Detailed agenda is on the way.
Conference Highlights
- A day of hands-on technical classes
- Keynote and road map presentations
- Over a dozen one-hour technical sessions
- 5 hours of hands-on lab time
- And as always, lots of time to get social and have fun!
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Do not understand programing? Do not worry. GameSalad is an Automator type creation tool for games and animation. Interesting concept, and it works. It can be used by traditional programers as a truly rapid prototyping tool. Or by anyone as designed. A simple to use, game creation tool. Web base games need a plug in.
iPhone publishing is just around the corner. (Here the first live iPhone game made with GameSalad, below)
What ever the needs you have, This tool could become very useful. Playing around and testing this product, was and has been truly amazing and fun. Start with a template and play around just as if you where using Automator and make something. One click publishing. with embed tags to put anywhere.
(Below are a few more, screens of the gameSalad interface)
Here is a video I found on youTube that speaks for it self.
If you are a programer looking for prototying. A gamer looking to make your own game, or just curious. I recomend checking out GameSalad. It is a great tool for any need. It is also fun toying around with. Check it out. It currently only works on OS X 10.5 or later with an Intel Processor.
More Info: gamesalad.com
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Unity 3D has posted a few new tutorials and assists for it game engine and tools. They are worth checking out, even if you never used Unity. As there is a 30 day demo to try them out. If you need to do 3D programing Unity 3D is one of the easiest and well supported products available and is cheaper that Torque.
Also Unity iPhone plugin v1.5 is also out. with updates.
More Info @ http://unity3d.com/
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A Stanford computer science class is available to the general public free online. The full 10 week course includes videos and pdf's. Online viewers of the Stanford course will see the same lectures as the on-campus students, but will not receive credit for the course.
23 videos around a hour each and 17 pdf docs.
see it, download it (with iTunes) @ http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/itunes.stanford.edu.2024353965.02024353968
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I am surfing around in the app store and come across a shocking product listing.
It basically says yes the product does not work, because there bugs, and the developer does not care, because he is to busy making another buggy non working game for your iPhone.
At least that's how I read it. Isn't there any pride any more in delivering products that work. Or at least fixing something so it will work.
The amazing thing This app was not free, until people complained about, it. Don't people test products before they ship any more?
So Apple does reject apps to the app store, we know that. I guess if it falls into "It does not work, because it's developer to lazy to fix it" is ok and gets approved. This one, it's own developer abandoned it before he submitted it to the store, Unreal. Where's apple standards on rejection? I'd say does not work, would be #1 checklist item on the rejection list in my book.
Specially considering here this product was not free when it first was listed. Not until some people who paid money and found out it did not work. They told the apps developer, who only could make it free and not fix it. I guess that company dose not stand behind there products or work. At least that what it seems to be from such a product listing as that shown above.
It's developer at least could pull it from the store. And not waste people's time. After reading that listing I decided agaist buying any more apps from the app store. If there no standards on rejecting apps that do not work, Then I am not buying any more apps.
(There could be hundreds more paid apps out there that do not work either. If this got appoved, as a paid app. Then there has to be more such shameless non working apps out there.)
(Look at the pic. I had to document this, as no one would ever believe such a thing, The Product called crazy waiter.)
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