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Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my first iPhone game

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Re: Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my first iPhone game

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Post by rsuttongee »

Nice, pretty good for a first game!

Now that you've started writing some code, you can start talking to users!

Here's some quick feedback I've got:

-It's a little hard to tell where on the screen I can touch to move the miner vs. where I can shoot. Perhaps but a line on the bottom demarcating where touches will move instead of shoot?

-Perhaps the game would be more fun if the movement was faster? If you sped it up, it would make it easier to grab 2 pieces of cheese on the same row. It's up to you to decide how to balance control responsiveness vs. difficulty, but it's worth testing it out.

At any rate, good job and congratulations!

Re: Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my first iPhone game

#32

Post by michaelgrafl »

pacomerh wrote: post #26

Sometimes I'm a bit skeptical about these kinds of posts "I'm X age, I made this". I feel like, why would a 14 year old want to make sure his age is on the post title?. It's not that extraordinary I think, I mean it's great that his doing this, but it's not that un-ordinary, sometimes it seems like someone else is driving this for promo.

Because he's 14 and super stoked about accomplishing something that many people twice his age couldn't do, so he's showing off a bit.

Sometimes I'm baffled by how hard it is for seemingly intelligent people to grasp very simple human behavior. Spend an afternoon with a kid once. I promise you they'll let you know when they think they've done something cool.

Re: Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my first iPhone game

#34

Post by ruswick »

pacomerh wrote: post #26

Sometimes I'm a bit skeptical about these kinds of posts "I'm X age, I made this". I feel like, why would a 14 year old want to make sure his age is on the post title?. It's not that extraordinary I think, I mean it's great that his doing this, but it's not that un-ordinary, sometimes it seems like someone else is driving this for promo.

I agree. If you've made a good app, its merit will stand on its own. The fact that people believe their age to be the most remarkable aspect of the development of their product raises flags. If any things, it just seems like an attempt to artificially lower standards.

Your age doesn't matter. Your product does.

Re: Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my first iPhone game

#35

Post by GuiA »

pacomerh wrote: post #26

Sometimes I'm a bit skeptical about these kinds of posts "I'm X age, I made this". I feel like, why would a 14 year old want to make sure his age is on the post title?. It's not that extraordinary I think, I mean it's great that his doing this, but it's not that un-ordinary, sometimes it seems like someone else is driving this for promo.

What's even funnier is everyone in the comments "casually" mentioning that when they were 14 they were doing X or Y or Z. Even in congratulating a kid, people here must brag and not feel left out.

No matter how smart, humans stay humans. It's cute.

Re: Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my first iPhone game

#36

Post by bitcartel »

zobzu wrote: post #28

I was doing 68k asm at 14. Kids those days! :) (now then again anyone who's done 68k asm would know this is extremely easy to code and understand, more than objective-c in fact. But then again, I had Codewarrior [which I won at metrowerks] and powerplant, and those, are hell.)

Amiga coders will remember Seka, Devpac and AsmOne... one wrong move and it was Guru Meditation!

Re: Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my first iPhone game

#37

Post by Omicron3141 »

rsuttongee wrote: post #31

Nice, pretty good for a first game! Now that you've started writing some code, you can start talking to users! Here's some quick feedback I've got: -It's a little hard to tell where on the screen I can touch to move the miner vs. where I can shoot. Perhaps but a line on the bottom demarcating where touches will move instead of shoot? -Perhaps the game would be more fun if the movement was faster? If you sped it up, i…

Thanks for the feedback. Good to know, I'll try and put this in for the next version.

Re: Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my first iPhone game

#38

Post by garretruh »

ruswick wrote: post #34
pacomerh wrote: post #26

Sometimes I'm a bit skeptical about these kinds of posts "I'm X age, I made this". I feel like, why would a 14 year old want to make sure his age is on the post title?. It's not that extraordinary I think, I mean it's great that his doing this, but it's not that un-ordinary, sometimes it seems like someone else is driving this for promo.

I agree. If you've made a good app, its merit will stand on its own. The fact that people believe their age to be the most remarkable aspect of the development of their product raises flags. If any things, it just seems like an attempt to artificially lower standards. Your age doesn't matter. Your product does.

That's it. Discourage them right from the start. He (or she) is 14 for crying out loud.

Re: Show HN: I'm 14, I learned Objective-C, and this is my first iPhone game

#40

Post by pooriaazimi »

GuiA wrote: post #35
pacomerh wrote: post #26

Sometimes I'm a bit skeptical about these kinds of posts "I'm X age, I made this". I feel like, why would a 14 year old want to make sure his age is on the post title?. It's not that extraordinary I think, I mean it's great that his doing this, but it's not that un-ordinary, sometimes it seems like someone else is driving this for promo.

What's even funnier is everyone in the comments "casually" mentioning that when they were 14 they were doing X or Y or Z. Even in congratulating a kid, people here must brag and not feel left out. No matter how smart, humans stay humans. It's cute.

I did what you mentioned (saying what I was doing when I was 14), and I can assure you I wasn't bragging(!) in the slightest bit (it didn't even occur to me) and I'm certain others are on the same boat. Most are reminiscing... How times have changed, our old, beloved tools, etc.

You're just being a little bit pessimistic, I think! ;-)

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