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Show HN: Utilizing Gamecenter in apps that are not games
We were able to successfully get an app into the App Store that utilized Gamecenter, but was not a game.
It is called Reminders with Friends. We used the turn based matchmaking in order to send and receive data (in this case reminders) between Gamecenter friends. We then use these reminders to set off time based or GPS based reminders. This was the first app that we found that was able to utitilize Gamecenter in this way.
If you have any questions, I would be happy to answer them.
Link to app: http://itunes.apple.com/app/reminders-with-friends/id486230629?mt=8
Link to website: http://slyceapps.com/reminders/
- aaronblohowiak 15y agoAll the WiST apps use GC to synchronize the start and bpm of music apps.
- SNagra 15y agoAh, I did not notice those. They are most likely the default Gamecenter multiplayer mode where all the participants are connected to the "game" at the same time. We found a lot of limitations in this because you could only have one "game" connected at a time and this was not feasible for a reminders app. The new turn based game mode worked best for us because not everyone had to be connected at once for you to start and you could have multiple "game" sessions going on at once.
- foobarbazetc 15y agoThere's a bunch of gamified todo list things on the App Store that do this. Also: "This is the only reminder app in the App Store that allows you to create location based reminders and alarms and send those reminders to friends and family." Really?