Game Salad Forum App

UnicornifyUnicornify Member Posts: 118
edited November -1 in Announce Your Game!
I put an app in itunes that lets you read the Game Salad forums (sorry no posting yet) please get it, it is free.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gamesalad/id412822975?mt=8

Thanks Magical Matt!
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  • UnicornifyUnicornify Member Posts: 118
    No comments?
  • BeyondtheTechBeyondtheTech Member Posts: 809
    Very cool! I changed your title to "forum," I assumed you had made an app in GameSalad to create "forms" and I was like, "huh?"

    I'll check it out soon.
  • UnicornifyUnicornify Member Posts: 118
    Thanks
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    MagicalMatt said:
    I put an app in itunes that lets you read the Game Salad forums (sorry no posting yet) please get it, it is free.

    You might want to change the app's name. It's misleading. I suspect when the guys in Texas get done with their morning coffee... possibly five minutes from now ...they might not be too happy with an app called "GameSalad".
  • UnicornifyUnicornify Member Posts: 118
    Any suggestions?
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    I don't know... The Unofficial GameSalad Forums Reader? HA HA! You might want to contact GameSalad and see what they think of this app. I think it's a good idea, but it's probably better if you work with the team.
  • UnicornifyUnicornify Member Posts: 118
    Thanks I didn't think of that.
    Just trying to make the forms accessible. Hey its free advertising for them!
  • UnicornifyUnicornify Member Posts: 118
    I have to update the app to change the name so i will be taking awhile to change it.
  • tenrdrmertenrdrmer Member, Sous Chef, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 9,934
    MagicalMatt said:
    I have to update the app to change the name so i will be taking awhile to change it.

    You May also want to look at a different icon since that is prob a trademarked logo
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  • UnicornifyUnicornify Member Posts: 118
    Good point i need to hire you all as consultants
  • UnicornifyUnicornify Member Posts: 118
    Does someone want to make an icon for me?
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    MagicalMatt said:
    I have to update the app to change the name so i will be taking awhile to change it.

    You can request the review to be expedited. In this situation, I think Apple will comply. However, you might want to chat with the GameSalad team first. See what they think about it.
  • UnicornifyUnicornify Member Posts: 118
    Really can i be sued for taking the rss feeds from the form? Man!
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    MagicalMatt said:
    Really can i be sued for taking the rss feeds from the form? Man!

    I'm not a lawyer. From the way I understand things, you can sue anyone for anything. I could sue you for asking that question. "Oh... the humanity... such horrible emotional damages." Would I win? No, a judge would laugh at me... if it even got that far.

    In this situation, you're using the GameSalad name as your own... and you're using their logo as the app icon. I don't think that's a good idea.

    However, I think the general idea is not bad. (I'm not sure if they will like the AdMob thing though.) For example, I used to run a Guild Wars fansite. Usually, companies are OK with fans creating projects like this. But in doing so, there are usually boundaries that you cannot cross. You might want to clean up the app a bit. But again, you might want to contact GameSalad and see how they feel. I think that's the most important idea.

    It's not just about getting sued, it's about staying friendly. They're a cool team. You have a good idea, but understand that they have responsibilities and an identity to protect.
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    Here's how I'm thinking the app should be cleaned up...
    - Use a unique logo
    - Change the name
    - Drop AdMob

    I realize that you might want to make money. So, I suggest joining the Apple Affiliate program. Create a list of the best GameSalad apps... you might even be able to link The Unofficial GameSalad Textbook. You'd make commissions on promoting products from this community. That would probably make you and your app more popular.

    AGAIN, I don't know if GameSalad will like that, but that's what I think would be a good correction... and would probably make everyone happy... and the forum app more popular, as the developers around here would probably like to see their apps promoted.
  • UnicornifyUnicornify Member Posts: 118
    Thank you. I am 14 and most of this stuff is new to me.
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    MagicalMatt said:
    Thank you. I am 14 and most of this stuff is new to me.

    OK, so you're young. This is probably a good place for you. I think this friendly community will point you in the right direction.

    Maybe you should make this app as part of a GameSalad fansite? Review the GameSalad apps, write news articles, put some effort into it. If you run a strong website for 4 years, that could be very useful on your resume... when applying for colleges or looking for work.

    There someone that made SaladGamers.com - which I think might have turned into a GameSalad job. I don't know for sure, but now it seems to be a completely different website.
  • UnicornifyUnicornify Member Posts: 118
    Just uploaded new version
  • UnicornifyUnicornify Member Posts: 118
    How do you post an image?
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    MagicalMatt said:
    Just uploaded new version

    Did you contact GameSalad?

    Even though you're pulling an RSS feed, sometimes companies get touchy about that. For example, I thought about making a news forum. It would pull news articles from all of the popular RSS feeds. But then, I saw words like "Not for commercial use". That's when I gave up on the idea.

    Example... http://www.cnn.com/services/rss/

    So, protect yourself and make friends. Open up communication with the team.
  • UnicornifyUnicornify Member Posts: 118
    How do you contact them?
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    MagicalMatt said:
    How do you contact them?

    http://gamesalad.com/contact
  • UnicornifyUnicornify Member Posts: 118
    Just contacted them.
  • UnicornifyUnicornify Member Posts: 118
    how do you post pictures in the form
  • UnicornifyUnicornify Member Posts: 118
    Thanks for the posts
  • UnicornifyUnicornify Member Posts: 118
    I contacted Game salad! :-)
  • tenrdrmertenrdrmer Member, Sous Chef, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 9,934
    So what did they say?
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  • UnicornifyUnicornify Member Posts: 118
    No response yet. Better get it soon incase i have to remove it. :-)
  • UnicornifyUnicornify Member Posts: 118
    Waiting.....
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    They are going to ask you to rename it, a year ago someone made a gs helper tool that showed you the orientation, tilt values and touch values for testing and called it something that gs in the title, they asked him to rename it

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