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Trism matches the iPhone's accelerometer with puzzle gameplay

by Mike Schramm Feb 29th 2008 at 4:00PM


One more reason why we can't wait for the iPhone SDK to drop. GameSetWatch has a short interview up with developer Steve D of Demiforce about his new iPhone game, Trism. It's a Bejeweled-like gem matching puzzle game, but the twist is that after getting matched, the gems fall in the direction that the iPhone's accelerometer tells them to fall. It's wild stuff, and you can see it clearly in the video above.

He's playing the game on a jailbroken iPhone, but it's still a work in progress, so the game isn't available to the public yet. Depending on the terms of the iPhone SDK, he's looking at porting it over to that and releasing it via whatever distribution system Apple comes up with. And he cooked this thing up in about ten days (he wanted to rush it to show it off at GDC last week), so if Apple is able to include smaller developers like Steve in their SDK setup, we'll see some terrific software come off the line in no time at all.

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JK1150

What a horrible time he choose to demo the product. Never forget.

March 01 2008 at 6:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
demione

it's not too broad of a patent; i simply wanted to protect against someone taking a similar idea and making "puzzle quest: tilting triangles" or something like that.

yeah it's an ipod touch. my mom got me it for xmas. thanks mom!!! :)

glad you all like the game though! hearing things like this really makes me want to get to you that much sooner.

cheers!

March 01 2008 at 12:37 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jeremy T

Please make a color blind mode! I absolutely LOVE these types of games, but sadly most developers never even think about a color blind mode!

March 01 2008 at 12:29 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
SaNcTuS

Thats an iPod Touch in the video. the beginning, before he unlocked the device, check out the top left. Says iPod. and Not to mention the homescreen resembles the one in the iPod touch...

Therefore, its an iPod touch.

February 29 2008 at 6:15 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
vcolombo

Wow, I want an iPhone now just for this game. Seriously.

February 29 2008 at 5:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Marshall

...That's an iPod Touch in the video, no?

February 29 2008 at 4:55 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
conigs

While I completely understand him wanting to get a patent on the gameplay, I really, really hope it isn't too broad of a patent. (Eg, "using accelerometer to orient gameplay objects" or something generic like that.)

February 29 2008 at 4:51 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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I wonder if the camera would be better than the accelerometer: http://wireless.ign.com/articles/741/741844p1.html

February 29 2008 at 5:26 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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I didn't mean to reply to your post conigs. Sorry for that.

February 29 2008 at 5:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
The General

Excellent song. If anyone is wondering, it's called "Voyager" by Daft Punk. :-)

February 29 2008 at 4:17 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jlwallen

that is cool! not only is it a cool game it shows how far the iphone can be taken. i can't wait for the SDK!!!!!!

February 29 2008 at 4:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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