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A Story About iPhone Game Development

October 26, 2009 By 3 Comments

Developing for the iPhone is a bit of a shift for me; in more ways than one.  I spent ten years climbing the career ladder towards bigger projects, bigger budget titles, bigger studios, etc.  But when I found myself taking leave of the million dollar projects and high profile studios and joining up with a little 3 man startup iPhone app company, I had no idea the very next rungs on the ladder would be some of the most challenging and rewarding of my career.  Now just before I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Commerce, Digital Lifestyles, Graphics, Profiles Tagged With: animation, apple, midway software

Review: Jumsoft Keynote FX Series (pt2)

October 28, 2008 By 2 Comments

iWorks Keynote by Apple is an excellent presentation application program for backgrounds and templates for text and images. The finished product (movies, reports, etc.) can be exported into QuickTime, PowerPoint, PDF, Images, Flash, HTML and iPod versions. Apple ships Keynote with thirty-six standard themes, providing the end user with a strong foundation and giving you plenty room to expand your library. Jumsoft is just one of a number of companies that supply add-ons to use in Keynote. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Graphics, Reviews, Software, Workflow Tagged With: animation, apple, BackgroundFX, Flash, iworks, Jumsoft, Keynote, keynote themes, mac, Madbadcat, photo objects, PowerPoint, presentation application, QuickTime, slide layouts, wordpress

Review: Jumsoft Keynote Series (pt1)

October 21, 2008 By 1 Comment

If you are a user of Apple’s iWorks Keynote program for producing lectures, then you know it is an excellent program with thirty-six basic themes. (I have to admit I still call them slideshows and always seem first to think of 35mm slides and a Kodak slide projector rather than my laptop computer and a video projector) Each theme includes backgrounds and templates for text and images for easy layout. The finished shows can be exported into QuickTime, PowerPoint, PDF, Images, Flash, HTML … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reviews, Software, Workflow Tagged With: animation, app, apple, iworks, Jumsoft, Keynote, keynote themes, mac, QuickTime, slideshow, templates

Test your reaction time

September 12, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Creative blocks suck. Here's something to take your mind off that ugly blank canvas and test your reaction time at the same time. The game involves clicking on the tranquilizer when a sheep tries to make a break for it. Play Dart The Sheep. I wonder who decided against shooting the sheep? Not that I am for hunting but it would seem a popular interative game choice. My result? I am a bobbing bobcat.   … [Read more...]

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