First Mobile Game

rsteei

I have finally released my first mobile game, it is based on the game template but without physics etc.

The game is fairly simple but does achieve the goal of making mathematics more fun for young children. Try out the game, (its free) and leave feedback and comments, thanks!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.raitis.mathboxinggame

and thanks Gideros Mobile for making this possible!

thanhquan1512

Fun and good education game. Game concept is good, however use boxing to learn math seems violent. Especially when your target player are children.

fxone

@rsteei Consider to make 'downgrade' to earlier version of Gideros ex.2012.09.5, until the problem will be solved, because I found a problem with AVAST at your app (at mine also); see the bottom of this thread for details: http://www.giderosmobile.com/forum/discussion/2430/new-version-gideros-studio-2012.09.6#Item_25
ps I've just sent you a report with details to developer console.

moopf

I'm really interested in the first 'review' on the Google Play page for your app. It simply says 'no exit button?' - do people expect an exit button on Android apps??

unlying

@moopf yes or back hardware button on main screen.

moopf

@unlying - sorry, still not understanding. I thought tablets has a hardware button and anyway, Android has a button bar at the bottom of the screen anyway to go back to main screen. Is that not right?

fxone

@moopf you have right: putting in app exit button is not good practice for Android devices, but there is something like user habit (or like user myth..) which origins from desktop applications. Perhaps most users have no idea that application doesn't drain battery life without exiting. The best (compromising) is allow to 'exit' using back buttons from main menu. Details: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2033914/quitting-an-application-is-that-frowned-upon
But maybe this good practice is not comprehensive to non native SDKs...

@Atilim so there is a question: why have we got 'application:exit ()' function for Android implemented to Gideros SDK? It's semi rhetorical question.

thanhquan1512

Seem interesting, so actually we can't manually quit an application? It is useless with Android's application model?

rsteei

@thanhquan1512 yes I had the same fear that it could be too "violent", I tried to minimize it by not adding proper hit sounds and not doing "damaged" characters. I allowed the app to be tested by young children and they did not complain or say anything towards violence but rather it was a fun way to do maths.

@fxone okay I will do the asap.

@moopf I had the chance to test on my Nexus 7 and Nexus S and both have exit/home button, I will add the exit button if possible, didn't know about the issue, thanks!

Scouser

@rsteei: CongoRatz on your release.

1dot44mb

Very nice idea and game is cute too. Congrats.

phongtt

Kongoratz! \m/

fxone

@thanhquan1512 it looks like "we can manually quit" but it is like calling "Force Close" error. Android system should exit app by itself without user interference; user should only "put app down" by pressing Back or Menu button. Thus function application:exit() is not a good practice, I assume. @Atilim am I wrong?

ar2rsawseen

@rsteei Congrats, by the way, where are you from?

@all it is ok to use application:close() on android platform, use it on the back button on the main screen to allow user to exit the app. I think that application will get suspended and not exited and this will also properly dispatch events in Java layer for plugins.

rsteei

@ar2rsawseen thanks, I currently live in Austria. and thanks for the game template, would have taken so much longer without it.

ar2rsawseen

@ar2rsawseen thanks, I currently live in Austria. and thanks for the game template, would have taken so much longer without it.

It's just your bundle name is com.raitis.mathboxinggame and Raitis is a very common Latvian name, so I thought maybe you are from there

gorkem

"Raitis" would be a good monster name that you have to beat at the end of an arcade game.

rsteei

@ar2rsawseen haha yes, it was too late that I noticed that I used my domain name, and yes i'm originally from latvia

ar2rsawseen

hehe, thought so. Finally, I'm not alone

By the way, graphics look awesome, just the style I wish I was able to draw them

hgvyas123

KongoRatz

hgvyas123

I'm really interested in the first 'review' on the Google Play page for your app. It simply says 'no exit button?' - do people expect an exit button on Android apps??

i also got the same review by same person

rsteei

thanks guys for the feedback and comments! I updated the game with an exit button and exported from a downgraded version.