Tablet Gaming
I've been thinking about gaming on Tablets. Card games, Whack A Mole-like pound games, and board games benefit from the direct interaction you get from the tablet stylus. But what would a Tablet-specific game that takes advantage of the unique features you get from a Tablet/UMPC look like? It might incorporate:
- Direct manipulation of objects
- Ink recognition
- Ease of drawing / sketching
- On-the-fly screen orientation changes (yes some flat panel monitors can do this, but it's not functionality a game designer could count on)
- Variable pen pressure (on most Tablets anyway - neither the tiny Fujitsu nor any of the extant UMPCs support this)
I have a few ideas but nothing earth-shattering yet. I can feel a breakthrough game lurking here. Find it before I do so I don't have to build it! <g/>
