DesaiAshu

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   by DesaiAshu 14y ago

   We're planning on doing this soon!
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   A call to arms: Why every kid (and kid at heart) should write an iPhone game(blog.makegameswith.us)

   80 points by DesaiAshu 14y ago|67 comments
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   by DesaiAshu 14y ago

   I think this would make a really neat mobile game! If you're interested in building it into one, drop me a line (ashu@makegameswith.us)
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   by DesaiAshu 14y ago

   Both turn-by-turn and transit directions are available as 3rd party apps. Transit directions apps are free while turn-by-turn are fairly expensive (though I haven't checked recently). Despite having an iPhone I still have a GPS in my car, a
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   by DesaiAshu 14y ago

   MGWU co-founder here, to clarify we take 20c of 99c (30% of the 70c post Apple) so the developer keeps majority :). The localization on iTunes showed up by accident due to the Appirater library ( https://github.com/arashpayan/appirater ) be
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   by DesaiAshu 14y ago

   I would highly recommend going native for building games. With HTML5 you won't get the performance you do from a native app primarily because OpenGL is hardware accelerated and performs very well on iDevices. Plus JavaScript executes fairly
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   by DesaiAshu 14y ago

   The way I see it this verdict was effectively a make-up call. There was no clear way for Apple to take legal action against Samsung for copying their device, so they found a legal loophole to enable them to do so. While most of us would agr
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   by DesaiAshu 14y ago

   Does this hold true with following the xth link on the page? I'd predict it does, but the further x is from 1, the longer the average chain before you get to the loop (by virtue of definitions being at the top of wiki articles, then at some
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   by DesaiAshu 14y ago

   If you're interested in building games and have done some programming before you should check out MakeGamesWithUs (www.makegameswith.us). The tutorials take you through building a clone of Angry Birds and are tailored to beginners.
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    by DesaiAshu 14y ago

    Awesome idea to have a tl;dr for video!
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    by DesaiAshu 14y ago

    Thanks for the feedback! I think you're underestimating the value of some of the things we add to the process such as the work involved to get good art, as well as being the place where they can learn about fit and finish. We want to let de
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    by DesaiAshu 14y ago

    We're not very similar to either of the two (although I'm not too familiar with Construct2). While there is some overlap, those are at the core a game engine. We are a game publisher. Our tutorials teach you to use Cocos2d (an open source g
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    by DesaiAshu 14y ago

    We've thought about this, Android is definitely a more accessible option for many potential developers. However, currently iOS still has a majority share of mobile revenue and seems to be more in vogue with people who are looking to build g
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    by DesaiAshu 14y ago

    Not at this time. We only request your email so we don't have permission to post on your behalf. I understand some people are not fond of FB login, but we'd like to use real identities on the site. If it comes up as a common complaint we wi
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    by DesaiAshu 14y ago

    I hope we can be a small part of enabling kids to do real things. Personally, the experience of building something that impacted other people's lives (albeit in a small way) at the age of 16 really shaped my outlook on life. We hope to expo
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    by DesaiAshu 14y ago

    It's never too late :p
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    MakeGamesWithUs (YC W12) Wants To Turn High School Kids Into iOS Game Developers(techcrunch.com)

    93 points by DesaiAshu 14y ago|44 comments