Games At The Small Screen

Many video game developers have made millions and millions of money through making apps for smart phones and tablets. Some of these successful games are Angry Birds, Candy Crush, Clash of Clans, and Fruit Ninja. The sudden boom of app games begun when Apple gave the opportunity of creating apps for a living. Most independent video game developers (Indie developers) took advantage of this and decided to make games that are made for the small screen. This choice was a smart one, because unlike Xbox games or PlayStation games, apps range from 99 cents to 3 dollars. In other words, it is cheap and affordable. Plus, buying a system for the app is not necessary, because everybody already has cellphones and tablets. So, there's no reason not to buy the apps, but these aren't the only reasons indie developers chose to make apps over PC games or console games. Creating an app is easy to make, especially when programs like GameSalad exists.

The video above is a rough run through of a video game app made through GameSalad. The app is called Jump Jump And Away, which is about a girl with magical powers who helps her animal friends get down safely. The objective of the game is too jump on the platforms, avoid touching the dark clouds, collect as much animals as possible, and get to the top. This game was made in just a few months with the help of Adobe Photoshop, GameSalad, and a hard working team. My team and I decided to create an app for this project for the same reasons why indie developers choose to create apps; It is easy and quick to make and apps has been very popular for the past few years. Jump Jump And Away is actually a part of our game app series called, Project Anti Extinction. We wanted to spread the awareness of animals in danger to children from four years old and above. The outcome was such a huge success that professional game designers and judges at a panel were impress that they wanted to share it to others.