Why be content to just see the big picture when you can paint it?
// November 6th, 2011 // By Archon // Game Design, iDevBlogADay
Many of us know this, but I’m surprised at how little everyone else sees this happening. We’re in our little bubble here, and we get labeled fanboys, or geeks and the like. Call us what you will, one thing is for sure, iOS is poised to be part of every form of digital entertainment and info access that we all partake in daily. The iPod, iPhone, and iPad have each become the de facto device in their category, and in many respects they created their categories. The advancement and integration of these devices through iOS is revolutionary. Having interconnected data between different devices available at all times cannot be overstated. As a side point, I was really overjoyed and so deeply satisfied when I bought Starbase Orion. I started up a game on my phone, and then when I picked up my iPad, there was the games savepoint! Back to what I’m talking about though. Apple TV is part of iOS as well, and mirroring is just the first building block of where that technology will go, and all tied in under the iCloud too. When the actual Apple TV that is a TV comes out, Apple will have pulled off what Microsoft and Sony have been wishing they could do for years… become the home entertainment hub. Apps, Games, Movies, Music, Television, calendars, appointments, phone calls, video calls, information access, siri interfaces. It’s all happening, and we get to have a front row seat as devs. The programs we design get to leverage all of that. From mobile casual, to living room immersion… they will be seamlessly joined. Now think of what that means. Really consider the ramifications, and the possibilities. I know we at Area 161 are busy mixing colors and prepping our future canvas already.
