I know I’ve been somewhat bad at updating the blog, but i’ve been horribly busy… Let me give you a rundown on whats been up.
First of all, in collaboration with Richard Burgess and Stewart Graham we’ve completed SixApp, which is now in approval with the appstore. It came back last friday, as rejected, because I had used some of the same words in the title and the keywords, which is a no-no for appstore approval. I would have loved to know though, if there was anything else wrong with it… So fingers crossed that it will make it though this time! The idea is that you can use it to add six pack abs to images, which could be a really nice little app to have in the summer season 🙂 The pictures can then be shared on facebook, showing of you gym efforts, or lack of same.
The next project I have going on with Richard is also being submitted in the next few weeks. It’s a speed reading trainer for the iPad. I’m dyslexic myself, and not a very good, albeit avid, reader, so I figured some reading aids for the iPad would be a brilliant thing to have. It’s pretty simple, but seems to be very efficient. You set your desired reading speed, and the app will highlight the word/words you need to fixate on at a given time, while dimming the rest of the page. Simple, but REALLY effective. I’ve seen apps like it on pc, mac and even iphone, but none of those devices lend themselves to reading like the iPad does. I’ll keep you updated on the progress of this project, and any suggestions and ideas are more than welcomed.
Moreover, I have another fun little ipad/iphone thing coming out soon. It’s for geeks like me doing visual effects for films etc. It lets you add what we call tracking markers, to the screen, so you can easily replace the display on the device if needed. Moreover, it provides you with a so called distortion grid, that you can take a picture of, and then calibrate the lens of your camera, to make it easier to add computer graphics elements to a shot in post production… geeky, oh yes, but still kind of fun.
I’ll post more on the web app soon, but i think it will be useful too !