Trace Your Name - a name tracing app for kids! (jonmulcahy)

jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
edited October 2012 in Announce Your Game!
My latest app is on the store, it's a tracing app for kids. This one was actually a request from one of my wife's friends, and wasn't too hard to create. My daughter likes to play with it, and I'm pretty happy with how it looks :)

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iPad:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/trace-your-name/id560413410?ls=1&mt=8

Kindle Fire:
http://www.amazon.com/iceberg-apps-Trace-Your-Name/dp/B009IA9Q1W/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1349312902&sr=8-8

Comments

  • kolabokolabo Member Posts: 240
    Like the look Jon. Simple, but engaging. Working on a tracing game myself, so I'll be sure to check it out!
    Good luck with sales.
  • lycettebroslycettebros Member, PRO Posts: 1,598
    Great idea and looks good!
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    Thanks guys, i really spent a lot of time trying to make this look good. I'm working on a youtube video of it in action, i should have it up later today.
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    I just got an email this morning from iheartthisapp.com, they found my app this morning and added it to their directory. If you have a moment, can you click the link below and click on the little red button with a heart on it? That will put me in the running for app of the week :)


    http://iheartthisapp.com/apps/trace-your-name/
  • Mr HansonMr Hanson Member Posts: 94
    edited October 2012
    @jonmulcahy

    Good job, just got it, I know lots of kids who need this :)
    Looks and runs good, keep up the good work.

    All the best
    JonApp
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    video in action :)

  • Braydon_SFXBraydon_SFX Member, Sous Chef, Bowlboy Sidekick Posts: 9,273
    Awesome! Don't know how I missed this! Looks fabulous man! Great job!

    That app could sure help with my handwriting. ;)
  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    Brilliant! :)
  • carlblanchetcarlblanchet Member Posts: 755
    Looks really nice! Well done! I hearted it on the website :D
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    edited October 2012
    Thanks everyone, I hope it does well. It was picked for app of the day here:
    http://www.facebook.com/AppsforHomeschooling
    If you use Facebook and can toss some likes on it, I would appreciate it :)

    I also got word it's available for the kindle fire and other android devices via the amazon App Store starting today. Nook should be ready later in the week.

    http://www.amazon.com/iceberg-apps-Trace-Your-Name/dp/B009IA9Q1W/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1349312902&sr=8-8
  • lycettebroslycettebros Member, PRO Posts: 1,598
    If you have a moment, can you click the link below and click on the little red button with a heart on it?
    Done
  • AppFueledAppFueled Member Posts: 308
    Great concepts and well executed.
  • hotMagichotMagic Member, PRO Posts: 266
    I could have used this in second grade. I failed handwriting. Great idea.
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    Thanks guys, this one actually came together pretty quick, I had the full functionality put together in 3 days. Then it was all design. I redesigned the app 3 times before it's current example.

    I've gotten some good reviews and emails on it, people really like it.
  • HoneyTribeStudiosHoneyTribeStudios Member Posts: 1,792
    The presentation is really nice. How did you get the drawing mechanic so smooth without slowing down the device processor? I'm guessing you're not spawning a tiny image every 0 seconds while touch is pressed?
  • ozboybrianozboybrian PRO Posts: 2,102
    Genius.
  • kolabokolabo Member Posts: 240
    Got it this morning. Really like the look!
  • TechNoirTechNoir Member, PRO Posts: 117
    Really clever.. nice one..
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    @honeytribestudios, it's based on ORBZ's drawing demo from awhile back. I looked at the code and tweaked it to fit my project. It ran like butter on the iPad and Kindle during testing :)

    @ozboybrian, @kolabo, @technoir, thanks guys, i appreciate the praise. it was a fast development time, but it was a ton of work.
  • blorschblorsch Member Posts: 248
    @jonmulcahy how did you get the loading image to be your custom image? The one I see in the video.
  • PBEmpirePBEmpire Member Posts: 676
    great game. are you the creator of HAl 9000?
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    @jonmulcahy how did you get the loading image to be your custom image? The one I see in the video.
    When you click a button I move a loading image onscreen, then .1 sec later change scene. It makes it more obvious when changing scenes.
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    great game. are you the creator of HAl 9000?
    Yea, imade that back in early 2009 using phonegap. I've remade it with GS, but apple won't let me update it.
  • creativeappscreativeapps Member Posts: 1,770
    Very creative and unique concept. Good luck for the sales.
  • GamerstudiosGamerstudios Member Posts: 2
    way to go
  • tenrdrmertenrdrmer Member, Sous Chef, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 9,934
    Wow very freaking cool. This was actually the very first type of app ever tried to make with GS. Way to complicated for my first app though so it got abandoned. I the hearted app for you too.

    Good Work!!!
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