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Writing an iPhone App

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ReedSkis~
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Hey guys,
I just had an idea that i think most of the people on NS would appreciate: A skiing iPhone App.
I am interested in software/game development but don't really have any experience.
I would like to start writing some games but i don't really know where to begin.
Does anyone here have experience with writing games? (Quazbotch that's you, cuz i love gnarshmallow)
could you guys recommend some books or videos on getting started with writing games?

And for the skiing game, i'd love to write it if i could learn how...
My idea is that the skier is controlled by the players fingers; for example the players fingers act as the skiers legs, resting on the skis. to make turns you simply lead with the outer ski and turn your fingers. to jump you release your fingers and grab buttons pop up on the screen.

I really hope my idea could become real

Thanks
R
Apr 24 2009 1:42PM
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doublexl
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so...no actual skier, just your fingers? not feelin it. just have a skier that you drag across the screen with your finger.
Apr 24 2009 2:28PM
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ReedSkis~
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I feel like if your dragging the skier it would be complicated to do tricks, where as with my idea you can pop off a jump and just turn the iphone to spin... or something like that
it would be a helmet cam view in the air where you can see the front half of the skis, the view while skiing would be a little more zoomed out but the same idea...
Apr 24 2009 2:34PM
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Kornn101
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iPhones are written in a type of Object-C so its not neccessarily an easy language to jump into, especially with no prior computer science knowledge. i just got an intro to obj-c book and a beginning iphone programming book so im hopin to have a workin knowledge of the new api by this summer. a game is a whole other level for me and ive been programming actionscript and javascript for a couple years now so expect this to be something u gotta dive in to hardcore. goodluck man
Apr 24 2009 4:02PM
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gr4
Posts: 1499 - Karma: 945
ive taken two semesters of objective-c classes and i was thinking of trying some iphone stuff this summer. ive looked at some code of some apps and it looks kinda hard. but ill try it out.
Apr 24 2009 4:43PM
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notime_for_jokes
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THERE IS ALREADY AN APP LIKE THIS!!!!!

you control the skis with your finger, i dont know if theres jumps in it though. its called touch ski 3d lite.
Apr 24 2009 5:11PM
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ReedSkis~
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just downloaded it... its pretty bad, you can barely see the skis while your fingers are on them... the graphics are pretty good on the other hand
i was thinking something more freestyle oriented
Apr 24 2009 5:35PM
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cjgncjgn
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make a newschoolers app. where the vids work, the links work and its awesome and doesnt crash.


Apr 24 2009 6:00PM
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QuazBotch
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I've been looking into iPhone apps since I've got my hands on a Mac. Objective C is probably not the best way to start programming - it doesn't look too forgiving and throws a lot of more advanced stuff like design patterns and interfaces at you right away - if I'm even reading stuff right. The think the 3D stuff like the skiing game runs on a subset of OpenGL (or is related to it somehow) which is pretty hardcore stuff.

This might give you an idea of what iPhone application programming is like:
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1844044/iphone_tutorial_2_tip_application/

I'd say start with something easier. I like stuff like Flash (ActionScript), Unity3D, or even PHP because there is a very strong visual connection between what you are programming and the result, whereas your first programs in Java or C++ might just crunch numbers or run nifty algorithms.
Apr 24 2009 8:13PM
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ReetsAdeets
Posts: 1531 - Karma: 611
Do a remake off gnarshmallow.  have him turn when you tilt the ipod, backflip when you tilt it back, frontflip when tilted forward, and spin by like turning the ipod once hes in the air.  and you drag shit with ur fingers to make the course.  that would be super sick.
Apr 24 2009 9:51PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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With Quazes help of course
Apr 24 2009 10:00PM
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.KYLE.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Objective-C

nahh this stuff looks simple.
Apr 24 2009 11:03PM
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