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camFire for the iPhone 3Gs |
Intro:
Look thru your iphone camera and see a heads up display. Tap the fire button to send projectiles at the floaties.
How it works:
Your iphone 3Gs has a built-in accelerometer. This gadget senses your iphones rotation in the x and y direction, and gravitational force in the z direction. In addition, your iphone 3Gs has a built in compass. Between these two gadgets, your iphone can be directed at any point in space, theoretically!
Imaginary Sphere:
Imagine there's an imaginary sphere around you. Keep your iphone parallel to this sphere and your aim will be perfect.
Projectiles:
Projectiles are randomly selected. It's always a surprise.
Targets:
Targets are randomly placed floaties. It's always a surprise. They spin around in space all around you. Send projectiles towards the floaties.
Fire:
Tap the fire button to send projectiles. You can also tap the screen to fire. You start out with 100 projectiles.
Blocking the Lens:
If the background is too bright, you can always block the camera lens with your finger while playing.
Help:
Tap the help button to show this screen.
No more Shots:
When you're out of shots, the game ends.
Reset Best Time:
Tap the fire button without hitting any target until there are no more shots. You will see a message telling you that the best time has been reset.
Best Time Beep:
A beep will sound while your playing when your time matches the best time. Play is not interrupted, so keep on playing.
Best Time:
Your best time is recorded and displayed with your scores. How many hits, misses, how long it took, and the best time are all displayed at the end of each game.
Timer:
The timer starts when you fire your first projectile. And it stops when the last target is hit, (or you run out of shots) The timer is shown on the right.
Target Layout:
Targets are loosely arranged in a group around your iphones startup orientation. During startup and at the end of each game, orientate your iphone in the direction you want to play. When camFire starts, or when you tap the play again button, targets will be created based on the orientation of your iphone.
Markers:
Markers look like tiny targets. Each marker tells you where a target is off screen. When a target is on screen, its marker disappears. When a target goes off screen, its marker appears. If a marker is on the upper left, then a target is also in the upper left direction.
Exercise:
Playing camFire counts as mild exercise. As you turn and bend to find the next target, your body is getting a mild workout.
Starting camFire:
When you start camFire, targets will be created where you are pointing. If you point north, looking up, the cluster of targets will be created in that direction.
How to Play:
You start out with 100 shots. Try to hit all the floaties before you run out of shots. You time is kept. Your score is your time in seconds. If you run out of shots, camFire stops and tells you. If you hit all the floaties, camFire stops and shows your score. Tap play again to start over.
Score:
Targets hit are shown on the left. You score when a projectile hits a target. Misses are recorded in red. The best time is recorded and displayed.
Tips:
Your iphone reacts to gravity in two ways. The built in compass tells it which way it is pointing. The accelerometer tells the iphone which way it is tilted. Try keeping the iphone aligned to an imaginary sphere around you. To pan left, move the iphone left and rotate with it. You should be smooth in your motions, both left to right, and up to down. It takes a little practice, but going smooth is the secret.
Restart Easter Egg:
Tap on the camFire logo at the top of the screen. This will instantly restart your game. It is also a toggle switch: every other time, you will see actual longitude values for each target. The longitude value for the iphone itself is shown in the center.
Author:
Amre Amer
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