Comments on: Figuring Out The iPad

By: shul

shul — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:46:56 +0000

Extremely interesting as always Noel. btw, saving game state is one of the things open feint (and probably other services) give.

By: Gavin Clifton

Gavin Clifton — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:53:23 +0000

I still think Apple were pretty silly for not including a stylus pen with the iPad. I know they’re really pushing the touchscreen idea but a finger will never offer the same level of control as a pen-like for people who would have liked to use it as a drawing/writing device. And I mean why not, the iPad would make an awesome on-the-go drawing pad or notebook.

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Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:09:06 +0000

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By: Bas

Bas — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:14:13 +0000

I also think college students will easily convince their sponsors to get one. It looks like a natural with iTunes U, iBooks, iWork and all the academic brainware we can develop for this group. First person scholars!

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By: Fishbone

Fishbone — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:52:13 +0000

Thanks for the ‘saving the state of the game on the server bit’. I was wondering how I could enhance the experience for my apps and this will make total sense

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This Week In iPad News — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:33:20 +0000

[...] Nick Dalton, in his iPad – First Impressions piece, and Noel Llopis, in his Figuring Out The iPad piece, observe that the session length for an iPad will be very different — longer — [...]

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Porting Existing iPhone Apps to iPad? | Duck Eat Apple — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:35:07 +0000

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By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:49:18 +0000

Great post,

I agree with pretty much everything except for the demographics; I think the iPad could also be a major influence on college/university students (and hey, I’m one of them).

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By: George Sealy

George Sealy — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:25:21 +0000

Interesting post Noel. I agree with the sentiment that longer, more thoughtful periods of use are likely. One of my first thoughts regarding the iPad was that now there’s a real option to create in depth strategy games (my personal favourite). Another factor is that the larger screen will make it easier for games with a more complex interface. Up until now, the PC was really the only way to get my strategy fix. But give me the option to play something like Panzer General II sitting with family, rather than tucked away in the study? Brilliant.

In fact, I can’t think of a better platform for PBEM games. Hmmm, may have to go and note down some thoughts…