I released a new word game for the Kindle earlier this year called
"Throw in the Vowel". It was a real triumph to release the new Kindle Paperwhite version this month, just days after Amazon shipped out their first Kindle Paperwhites. I've been trying to teach myself Java for nearly two years, and in June I finally took over all the code-writing duties for the game myself. Now it's a real thrill to see the glowing mists in the background of our game
are actually shining out from the glowing screen of a Kindle Paperwhite!
posted by destinyland
on Oct 26, 2012 -
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I spent over a year building
an original new word game for Amazon's Kindle. But I've actually worked another five years on the game's concept with my business partner -- who'd first shared his dream of creating a new game all the way back in 1991. "I almost wept on the day our graphic designer showed us the beautiful background illustration they'd created," I write in
this blog post finally announcing the game's release. In "Throw in the Vowel," we've searched for exotic patterns of consonants -- sometimes even four N's in a row, or three T's -- and then provided the vowels which will turn them all into words. It's surprisingly satisfying to create meaningful words out of these semi-arbitrary patterns of letters. Can you "Throw in the Vowel"?
posted by destinyland
on Feb 17, 2012 -
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After 48 years I've
finally published my first book - an ebook for children that's written in rhyme. It uses 12 public domain illustrations for a "mystery" story about four talking turkeys, one of which is plotting an escape before Thanksgiving Day. It was pretty exciting when it
briefly passed a Curious George ebook on Amazon's list of the best-selling children's ebooks about animals. I dedicated the book to
a friend who died last week, because I'd always thought we'd watch the world changing together...
posted by destinyland
on Nov 22, 2011 -
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