April 2011
3 posts
Getting Started With Core Motion in Cocos2D
The gyroscope in the iPhone 4 and the new iPod Touch are great sensors for accurately detecting the device’s motion. When combined with the accelerometer data, the Core Motion framework can return a measurement called ‘Attitude’ which is a set of numbers that describe how the device has moved from a frame of reference. Attitude can be difficult to accurately explain in text, but completing this...
Inspecting UI Details
The devil’s in the details. I can’t think of many disciplines in which this statement is more true than in that of UI design where attention to subtle detail can mean the difference between an ok-looking design and a great one. If you’re interested in learning how to create a good UI, or at least understand one, studying great designs is key. And inspecting each carefully placed pixel to see...
Sharing on Twitter and Facebook Should Be Easier...
Game: “Would you like to share your high score on Facebook/Twitter?” User: “OK” Game: “Great. Just login here.” User: “Oh…No Thanks. See, I’m really lazy. I don’t feel like typing in my username and password on this tiny little keyboard. The iPhone’s auto-correct always messes up my username and I have chubby fingers so I never really...