Comments on: The first paid app is Air Hockey for webOS! Questions? Answers. http://blog.acceleroto.com/2009/10/06/the-first-paid-app-is-air-hockey-for-webos-questions-answers/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bryan Duke http://blog.acceleroto.com/2009/10/06/the-first-paid-app-is-air-hockey-for-webos-questions-answers/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Bryan Duke Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:02:37 +0000 http://blog.acceleroto.com/?p=151#comment-101 Hi Mark. When Air Hockey came out, the Pre & Pixi were actually not capable of running games as well as iPhone games. The restriction of html, css & JavaScript really holds down fast-paced games. Great games really need compiled code & access to accelerated graphics & sound hardware. You can't get that through webOS' html apps.<br><br>I worked directly with folks as high up as Vice Presidents at Palm to make sure they knew what game developers needed to really support their device. I have early access to each new OS version & have worked with Palm on important improvements in their sound, graphics & touch response. We had all hoped that webOS would be able to provide what games needed through the html app hooks. Unfortunately, the html app capabilities in webOS don't provide what games like Air Hockey need to really shine.<br><br>That has changed however. I also worked with Palm very early in their SDK evolution sharing my ideas about how developers need to access OpenGL & OpenAL hardware. Palm has now made their PDK (Plug In Development Kit) available to developers. PDK allows developers access to exactly the hardware I've been looking for on Palm devices. You can see PDK's great capabilities in games from EA.<br><br>The down side is that getting Air Hockey to support PDK (and all the OpenGL/OpenAL awesomeness) requires a complete rewrite of the existing game. Getting this right requires time & resources. So, in short, I'm guessing it's not just an update that you want. It's a complete rewrite. I want that too. It's on the way, but it'll take some time. Hi Mark. When Air Hockey came out, the Pre & Pixi were actually not capable of running games as well as iPhone games. The restriction of html, css & JavaScript really holds down fast-paced games. Great games really need compiled code & access to accelerated graphics & sound hardware. You can't get that through webOS' html apps.

I worked directly with folks as high up as Vice Presidents at Palm to make sure they knew what game developers needed to really support their device. I have early access to each new OS version & have worked with Palm on important improvements in their sound, graphics & touch response. We had all hoped that webOS would be able to provide what games needed through the html app hooks. Unfortunately, the html app capabilities in webOS don't provide what games like Air Hockey need to really shine.

That has changed however. I also worked with Palm very early in their SDK evolution sharing my ideas about how developers need to access OpenGL & OpenAL hardware. Palm has now made their PDK (Plug In Development Kit) available to developers. PDK allows developers access to exactly the hardware I've been looking for on Palm devices. You can see PDK's great capabilities in games from EA.

The down side is that getting Air Hockey to support PDK (and all the OpenGL/OpenAL awesomeness) requires a complete rewrite of the existing game. Getting this right requires time & resources. So, in short, I'm guessing it's not just an update that you want. It's a complete rewrite. I want that too. It's on the way, but it'll take some time.

]]> By: StuntmanMark http://blog.acceleroto.com/2009/10/06/the-first-paid-app-is-air-hockey-for-webos-questions-answers/comment-page-1/#comment-100 StuntmanMark Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:23:30 +0000 http://blog.acceleroto.com/?p=151#comment-100 I was wondering when your going to update this app. I really liked it, but after playing it on the iPhone, I'm a bit dissappointed with this version. I know the Pre is capable of running the game, just as well as the iPhone. It would be great to know if or when you're going to update this app. I was wondering when your going to update this app. I really liked it, but after playing it on the iPhone, I'm a bit dissappointed with this version. I know the Pre is capable of running the game, just as well as the iPhone. It would be great to know if or when you're going to update this app.

]]> By: Free Games http://blog.acceleroto.com/2009/10/06/the-first-paid-app-is-air-hockey-for-webos-questions-answers/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Free Games Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:29:18 +0000 http://blog.acceleroto.com/?p=151#comment-96 Hi! I'm happy that I found your blog.. There's not much of developers that share their work in a blog.. By reading your post it gives me lost of new information regarding working with webOS :) Hi! I'm happy that I found your blog.. There's not much of developers that share their work in a blog.. By reading your post it gives me lost of new information regarding working with webOS :)

]]> By: Free Games http://blog.acceleroto.com/2009/10/06/the-first-paid-app-is-air-hockey-for-webos-questions-answers/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Free Games Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:29:18 +0000 http://blog.acceleroto.com/?p=151#comment-93 Hi! I'm happy that I found your blog.. There's not much of developers that share their work in a blog.. By reading your post it gives me lost of new information regarding working with webOS :) Hi! I'm happy that I found your blog.. There's not much of developers that share their work in a blog.. By reading your post it gives me lost of new information regarding working with webOS :)

]]> By: GPU support and much more - Page 17 - PreCentral Forums http://blog.acceleroto.com/2009/10/06/the-first-paid-app-is-air-hockey-for-webos-questions-answers/comment-page-1/#comment-92 GPU support and much more - Page 17 - PreCentral Forums Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:24:39 +0000 http://blog.acceleroto.com/?p=151#comment-92 [...] is having enough problems trying to get audio to work right..much less this. Read this again..The first paid app is Air Hockey for webOS! Questions? Answers. | Acceleroto [...] [...] is having enough problems trying to get audio to work right..much less this. Read this again..The first paid app is Air Hockey for webOS! Questions? Answers. | Acceleroto [...]

]]> By: Bryan Duke http://blog.acceleroto.com/2009/10/06/the-first-paid-app-is-air-hockey-for-webos-questions-answers/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Bryan Duke Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:35:29 +0000 http://blog.acceleroto.com/?p=151#comment-91 I'm currently waiting on another OS update from Palm before enabling sound. The code is actually already in there, but the sounds are disabled because the current version of webOS doesn't allow developers to precisely time custom sounds. I've been working with Palm on this. Once they make it better, I'll turn the sounds on ASAP! I'm currently waiting on another OS update from Palm before enabling sound. The code is actually already in there, but the sounds are disabled because the current version of webOS doesn't allow developers to precisely time custom sounds. I've been working with Palm on this. Once they make it better, I'll turn the sounds on ASAP!

]]> By: imex99 http://blog.acceleroto.com/2009/10/06/the-first-paid-app-is-air-hockey-for-webos-questions-answers/comment-page-1/#comment-89 imex99 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:27:17 +0000 http://blog.acceleroto.com/?p=151#comment-89 Please add sound into your air hockey app for the Palm Pre. The app is currently .99 cents and people are buying it!!!!!! Please add sound into your air hockey app for the Palm Pre. The app is currently .99 cents and people are buying it!!!!!!

]]> By: GPU support and much more - Page 11 - PreCentral Forums http://blog.acceleroto.com/2009/10/06/the-first-paid-app-is-air-hockey-for-webos-questions-answers/comment-page-1/#comment-88 GPU support and much more - Page 11 - PreCentral Forums Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:57:55 +0000 http://blog.acceleroto.com/?p=151#comment-88 [...] is having enough problems trying to get audio to work right..much less this. Read this again..The first paid app is Air Hockey for webOS! Questions? Answers. | Acceleroto I can understand that getting it all working through the normal SDK is an issue but if this is [...] [...] is having enough problems trying to get audio to work right..much less this. Read this again..The first paid app is Air Hockey for webOS! Questions? Answers. | Acceleroto I can understand that getting it all working through the normal SDK is an issue but if this is [...]

]]> By: Bryan Duke http://blog.acceleroto.com/2009/10/06/the-first-paid-app-is-air-hockey-for-webos-questions-answers/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Bryan Duke Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:17:59 +0000 http://blog.acceleroto.com/?p=151#comment-86 Currently, they don't provide developers any daily sales information. We actually don't have any idea how many sales we've had. Currently, they don't provide developers any daily sales information. We actually don't have any idea how many sales we've had.

]]> By: Ramani http://blog.acceleroto.com/2009/10/06/the-first-paid-app-is-air-hockey-for-webos-questions-answers/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Ramani Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:02:11 +0000 http://blog.acceleroto.com/?p=151#comment-85 After few days in the App catalog, could you please release your sales numbers? Does Palm show daily sales reports in any form? We are currently submitting our paid apps to Palm. We would like to get an idea how Air Hockey performs. After few days in the App catalog, could you please release your sales numbers? Does Palm show daily sales reports in any form? We are currently submitting our paid apps to Palm. We would like to get an idea how Air Hockey performs.

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