Long time no hear
Was kinda quiet here over the last couple of months, right? Well that was mainly because I was working on some really interesting projects — mainly iPhone apps — that kept me from publishing new stuff. And there is one more thing…
tap tap tap
One of the most exciting projects was - and still is - working with Sophia and John from tap tap tap on their amazing iPhone apps such as Where To?, Tipulator or Groceries. If you haven’t already, make sure you check em out.
Mindmeister
Furthermore I assisted my friends Michael and Till from Mindmeister with preparing the next big release of their collaborative online mind mapping tool. I’ve seen the preview and I can tell there are some really exciting new features to be announced :)
One more thing
But there is one more thing I’d like to talk about: a secret project I’ve been working on over the last couple of months. Hm… it’s actually not a secret anymore, since I’ve already posted some teasers on my flickr stream, right? Well so I guess it’s okay to officially let you know that I’ve been working on a new iPhone game. It’s currently being reviewed by Apple and I’m confident that it will be ready to hit the App Store sometime next week. So stay tuned…
Update
Make sure you also check out the official Dashball wallpaper set.
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Oliver September 05, 2008 at 09:57 AM
Das klingt doch alles extrem spannend und lustig!
Konntet Ihr denn das Namensproblem lösen?
macx September 05, 2008 at 10:12 AM
Na endlich mal wieder was neues von dir!
Lars September 05, 2008 at 11:18 AM
Sehr interessante Projekte.
Besonders gespannt bin ich auf Aball. Oder heißt es nun anders ;)?
Gibt es was neues bei MacHeist? Version 3 steht ja nun langsam an, nachdem auf der Seite seit Ewigkeiten nichts passiert ist.
Crédit September 05, 2008 at 03:25 PM
Mindmaping website looks really interesting.
What is that game about ? :)
Flug September 05, 2008 at 05:46 PM
Hast hier auch mal einen richtig chiquen blog auf die Beine gestellt! Ist hier aber tatsächlich etwas ruhig um Dich. Bin mal gespannt auf Deine neusten Tüfteleien, ich werd mich jetzt hier noch etwas umschauen. Besten Gruß aus Deutschland
Andreas Dantz September 05, 2008 at 06:16 PM
Dann brauch ich ja nur noch ein iPhone ;)
Pam September 05, 2008 at 07:38 PM
I bought tipulator and I have to say it has become a favorite iphone app of mine because of it’s beautiful interface! :)
Alan Tucker September 05, 2008 at 11:44 PM
They looks really interesting. Are they taking up all your time.
Nice to see your still around :-)
sinder112 September 06, 2008 at 02:35 AM
Love updates from this blog. I know they’re always going to be good ones! Looking forward to seeing your game in the App Store!
Rob C September 06, 2008 at 05:15 AM
A long time it has been! When I get an email notification, I always immediately head on over to see what’s going on. I’ve seen a few of your posts elsewhere, and wondered if you’d ever be back. Glad you’re back and with some interesting stuff.
Mindmeister seems pretty interesting. I’ll give it a demo sometime over the weekend.
With the iPhone game, since ABalls was taken, what name did you decide to go with?
Badratgeber September 06, 2008 at 08:14 AM
Ja, dann werde ich mir noch ein iphone zulegen müssen.
Robert September 06, 2008 at 08:50 AM
Ja er lebt noch!!! Und das ist gut so!!!
Da werd ich ja dann doch ganz schnell über das neue Game stolpern. Die Scrennshots sind ja in jedem Fall schon mal optische Leckerbissen.
Einstein September 06, 2008 at 10:31 AM
Endlich mal ein Mindmap-Online-Programm.
Weiter so.
apart-smart September 06, 2008 at 10:36 AM
Hallo Wolfgang,
ich habe mich diese Woche beim Besuch Deiner Seite gefragt, was es neues bei Dir gibt.
Und gestern schreibst Du einen neuen Artikel. Das war wohl Gedankenübertragung ;-)
sicher-Heizen September 06, 2008 at 11:17 AM
Mein Englisch ist etwas dürftig, darum habe ich die Seite vom Mr. Google übersetzen lassen. Wobei “taptaptap” in “Leitungswasser Leitungswasser Leitungswasser” übersetzt worden. Sagt bloß noch das Ihr auch noch klempnert!? ;)
Energie-Ratgeber September 06, 2008 at 11:38 AM
Wurde auch ein wenig Zeit mal ein Lebenszeichen abzugeben.
Ich habe mir schon Sorgen gemacht.
Ester September 06, 2008 at 02:18 PM
They looks really interesting. :-)
Design September 06, 2008 at 03:22 PM
Sieht gut aus! Mach weiter so. Dein Grafiken sind klasse.
Badexperte September 06, 2008 at 04:33 PM
Jetzt steht es fest. Mein nächstes Handy ist ein iPhone. :-))
Wolfgang September 06, 2008 at 07:15 PM
Haha, so “trinkwasser trinkwasser trinkwasser” is definitely a creative translation of tap tap tap :)
And also thanks for your positive feedback on Mindmeister — but keep in mind, the version currently available at mindmeister.com is still the “old” version. You may sign up to their newsletter or RSS feed to get notified when they will release the new one :)
As for the game: yeah that naming issues was obviously tough luck. But in the end we came up with a new name. Actually imo a much better one than “Aball”. It’s now called “Dashball”. And no worries — I’ll post more details on the game in the next couple of days. So stay tuned.
Adthello September 07, 2008 at 12:50 PM
Looking really good, im looking foreward to you releasing Dashball, please post some screenshots for us
Dll September 08, 2008 at 02:28 AM
Wow you’ve been working on lots of interesting things;
btw, improving iPhone GPS with point of interest is definitely a very good idea :).
Fichier September 08, 2008 at 02:32 AM
about iPhone apps : cheap and usefull, well done !
Gewinnspiele September 08, 2008 at 11:07 AM
Ich brauch unbedingt nen iPhone!
Kuechen-Ratgeber September 08, 2008 at 12:47 PM
Das sind alles tolle Projekte.
Am meisten interessiert mich der Mindmeister.
Rob C September 09, 2008 at 01:01 PM
“As for the game: yeah that naming issues was obviously tough luck. But in the end we came up with a new name. Actually imo a much better one than “Aball”. It’s now called “Dashball”. And no worries — I’ll post more details on the game in the next couple of days. So stay tuned. ”
The name ‘Dashball’ definitely fits the visual of the Splash Screen.
Besides, the name ABall just gives off a sort of not so good familiarization to the term AHole!
Hehe, Know what I mean? =)
Rob.
Otel Rehberi September 11, 2008 at 12:14 AM
soon i will get one iphone and gonna use thes apps
Ameliyat September 11, 2008 at 12:32 AM
btw they looks very interesting aha gonna try soon
Wolfgang Bartelme September 11, 2008 at 08:31 AM
Check out the new Dashball teaser – it contains exclusive in game footage. Enjoy :)
Rob C September 11, 2008 at 11:28 AM
I looks like an action game coupled along with a thinking one as well. It looks great!!!
Now, once you make one for the Samsung Instinct, consider it bought!
Question: What is the likely-hood of you creating emphasis_Racing Game_emphasis???
That I would LOVE to see!
R.
robakdesign.com September 11, 2008 at 12:07 PM
At last! I was wondering if you were lost somwhere in the Internet ;)
As a iPhone user I am looking forward to your game for that phone, I am sure It will have the same high quality as everything else you do!
sitxpress September 14, 2008 at 05:12 AM
nice to hear you again. For the first in my life i’ve got 3 unread post o your blog
Natalya September 14, 2008 at 04:00 PM
I’ve been using Mindmeister at an on and off base since its very first inception. Feels great that this absolutely stunning application continues to evolve.
I haven’t even noticed that you were on of the contributors until now but then again, this hints on the origin of the sheer visual quality of the interface.
Dave September 15, 2008 at 04:42 PM
I’m guilty of the same thing with a lack of posts. One thing that can make for a quick post is any really good new sites that you might have found. I’m sure most of your readers would be interested in anything that you find thats new.
Ferienwohnung September 19, 2008 at 05:11 PM
Das ist das größte am IPhone – die Aplikationen.
Matt September 20, 2008 at 11:43 AM
They looks really interesting. i ordered i phone once i get iwil stick here …
Nice to see your still around :-)
Good luck
Hochzeitsfotograf Hamburg September 22, 2008 at 12:18 PM
Your tools make the I Phone even better.
Paul September 24, 2008 at 09:29 PM
Hey Wolfgang,
I kept jumping back here every now and again wonering where you got too, noticed the footer link, and here I was thinking you would be interested in promoting North South Media, anyways good to see you.
Paul
Navigationssysteme September 25, 2008 at 09:11 PM
IPhone Apps, das hört sich gut an. Ich hoffe du lässt bald mal was schönes blicken … :-)
Mfg
Mike Meade September 27, 2008 at 10:07 PM
The iPhone is incredible, BUT their appz arnt all that good, and custom apps are generally better than Apples apps, dont really understand that but keep up with quality applications!!
Immobilien Hürth September 29, 2008 at 05:40 PM
Na endlich mal wieder was neues von dir! Habe schon so lange drauf gewartet und hat sich auch mal weider gelohnt. Weiter so
Viele Grüße aus Hürth bei Köln
http://www.lemaire-immobilien.de
Andrew Burnett September 29, 2008 at 06:06 PM
Those iPhone apps were well worth the time not blogging, and as for mindmeister, that’s such a cool one it would almost be rude not to use it!
Two Warnok September 30, 2008 at 08:40 AM
O-oo!!! good at last!!
Ferienwohnung Deutschland September 30, 2008 at 06:15 PM
Iphone ich hoffe es ist wirklich so gut
Grüße aus Sizilien
Reiseverzeichnis September 30, 2008 at 09:34 PM
Apple ist einfach super vom Designer. Das Iphone muss ich einfach habe,
http://www.ferienwohnungen-auf-sizilien.de/reiseverzeichnis.html
Business Gifts October 02, 2008 at 06:17 PM
This is all great, fab, thanks….loving it….
Blink 182 Lyrics October 04, 2008 at 01:07 PM
That’s superb, glad to see you around again, i wish you’d post a little more though, like the good old days, great set as usual though, excellent, i never expect anything less from you.
Thanks again. Please post more!
Webdesign Hamburg October 04, 2008 at 10:30 PM
I can’t wait to get my dirty hands on those iPhone apps! Looks like it’s been well worth the wait.
Hallo, alle mal herkommen! Hier ist Keyword-Kommen October 06, 2008 at 05:29 PM
Ist das bewusste Absicht, oder Sch*-Drauf-Mentalität, Wolfgang, dass die Kommentierer so komische Namen haben?
Promotional Companies October 09, 2008 at 09:39 AM
Thank you for the information…..will look out for more…
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A-Z Lyrics October 12, 2008 at 03:39 AM
Great, thanks for the information, will be back shortly, hope to see more great work, wouldnt expect any less
jewelry October 18, 2008 at 09:42 PM
Nice game, еhat I searched for this that !
Ideorseowem October 21, 2008 at 02:29 PM
Good day! mentat
Airbeds October 21, 2008 at 03:19 PM
Thanks, I have noticed your site around in the interweb on numerous blogs, finally peeking through your blog at the moment.
Janet October 24, 2008 at 05:28 AM
BLog more about iPhone apps. All the best, thanks.
bezraboty October 24, 2008 at 10:37 AM
I looks like an action game coupled along with a thinking one as well. It looks great!!!
schools October 24, 2008 at 10:39 AM
Your tools make the Phone even better.
GreenGO October 24, 2008 at 12:52 PM
Thanks, I have noticed your site around in the interweb on numerous blogs.
Автогрейдер October 24, 2008 at 09:32 PM
This is wonderful stuff, Nice work
cams October 25, 2008 at 11:04 AM
with you guys I will not be dissappointed in my iphone
celil October 26, 2008 at 11:10 PM
this is such a good job thanks to editor
Media Trainin October 28, 2008 at 12:25 PM
Having tried out your ITouch game I have to say I am quite impressed. Its rare to get a piece of preofessional work on Apple for free! Most of the Apps are very poor and badly put together, but yours makes a refreshing change.
Keep up the good work.
Gamblingpost November 03, 2008 at 09:21 PM
Good game, it will not be boring ;-)
Niels November 03, 2008 at 11:40 PM
Good to see you back blogging, but at least we can see you have been quite busy in the meanwhile. Thanks for sharing your work with us.