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VPrime

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    Comment #11950749

    If you're looking for something a bit more advanced, but still not jumping right into the deep end check out our iPad app hyperPad ( https://www.hyperpad.com ). We never intended i…

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    Comment #11900855

    I'd like to add our app hyperPad to this list https://itunes.apple.com/app/id886106438?mt=8 It's a bit more visual programming rather than actual code, but programming concepts sti…

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    Comment #11712405

    Our app hyperPad ( https://www.hyperpad.com ) is being widely used to teach kids programming. It was never intended for that, but it's really interesting to see schools around the …

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    Comment #11432381

    Shameless plug.. I think our app hyperPad fits the list https://www.hyperpad.com Great for mobile games and other interactive apps. Also awesome for prototyping UI and animations. …

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    Comment #8711281

    OCE is starting to. There is the OCE Smart Start fund and it is fairly simple process to apply for the grant. There is not too much of an ecosystem of support, but the money is nic…

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    Comment #8541806

    Yes, but we're thinking of changing to mobile games (what we originally started with).

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    Comment #8538979

    We're working on it for iPad. http:///www.hyperpad.com Still fairly early, and not where we want it. But it's coming along...

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    Comment #8485890

    Have you looked at the Stinky Board? http://stinkyboard.com/ Should be able to map standard WSAD keys to it, then use mouse for aiming.

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    Comment #8207135

    Can this perspective/stack a bunch of layers in a single psd to get a result similar to the images on bottom 1/3rd of the page ( http://perspectivemockups.com/v2/wp-content/themes/…

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    Comment #7737133

    The Unreal Tournament series has some of the best AI. They react and behave very human. In UT 2003 (or 2004 can't remember) they even respond to voice commands. There was even a pr…

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    Comment #7713257

    This was our experience as well. We used it for a few things, but in the end it was faster for us to just create a @2x image.

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    Comment #7470437

    Checkout www.polycount.com. It is mainly a community of 3D game artists, but there are a lot of talented people there who do other game related art. There is a hiring forum section…

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    Comment #7275372

    We also developed our own visual programming system for our free iPad app GamePress ( http://www.gamepressapp.com ). Our system works like a flow chart of actions and events. Desig…

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    Comment #7113225

    Have you looked at something like the iPad app codea? http://twolivesleft.com/Codea It uses LUA for the scripting language, and a really nice IDE. We also did something similar, ex…

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    Comment #6709581

    In our app users can sign in with Facebook, or make their own app specific account. We don't force users to use facebook. A lot of our good (active) users are ones who make a custo…

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    Comment #6595013

    iPad only. We found that making games on an iPhone is just not fun with our current interface. We currently don't have the resources to come up with a new interface for iPhone. We …

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    Comment #6594726

    We developed an iPad app called GamePress. Its live in the app store for free. http://www.gamepressapp.com Teachers have started using it to teach students about programming and ga…

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    Comment #6594709

    PixelPress is really cool. Their OCR technology is a neat idea to making levels. However users are not really making games. They're making levels for a game they provide. We have d…

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    Comment #6085604

    I posted about this before, but we just officially released the app. Would love to hear your thoughts!

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    Comment #5491362

    We're actually working on an iPad app that lets people make games. Our behaviour system is not exactly programming, but it does teach about logic and help understand the concepts o…