As you (don't) remember, a few months ago I moved to San Francisco to work for a company that develops games for phones.
And after a few months of hard work, the project I've been working on is finally launched today!
To give you a very quick overview, it's an online fantasy basketball game that lets you pick your roster and win points live - as you watch the game.
Here it is on the NBA site:
http://www.nba.com/mobile/airplaylive/
And we're starting to see news coverage:
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070228/clw082.html?.v=51
More info (and, I think, a 1 week free trial if your phone is supported):
http://www.airplay.com/BasketballInfo.tap
Anyway, it's been great so far, even if cell phones are really challenging to write for - all these different phone models and carriers... (it's an uphill battle to keep adding more models) and the whole game, network code, graphics, libraries and all has to fit not 650MB but 100KB!
And the company is really cool - where else do the employees occasionally commandeer the meeting room for a couple of rounds of Guitar Hero?
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On the downside, I haven't had much time for game shopping in the last few months - I'm only vaguely aware of the current best buy sale - so please help me complete the many many gaps in my collection by selling or trading your stuff (hopefully my boxed games have survived the move intact - I haven't even checked yet!)
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62069
And after a few months of hard work, the project I've been working on is finally launched today!
To give you a very quick overview, it's an online fantasy basketball game that lets you pick your roster and win points live - as you watch the game.
Here it is on the NBA site:
http://www.nba.com/mobile/airplaylive/
And we're starting to see news coverage:
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070228/clw082.html?.v=51
More info (and, I think, a 1 week free trial if your phone is supported):
http://www.airplay.com/BasketballInfo.tap
Anyway, it's been great so far, even if cell phones are really challenging to write for - all these different phone models and carriers... (it's an uphill battle to keep adding more models) and the whole game, network code, graphics, libraries and all has to fit not 650MB but 100KB!
And the company is really cool - where else do the employees occasionally commandeer the meeting room for a couple of rounds of Guitar Hero?
---
On the downside, I haven't had much time for game shopping in the last few months - I'm only vaguely aware of the current best buy sale - so please help me complete the many many gaps in my collection by selling or trading your stuff (hopefully my boxed games have survived the move intact - I haven't even checked yet!)
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62069
