apple watch support?

http_gamesaladhttp_gamesalad Member Posts: 1,340
in iPhone and Android Publishing

I'm just wondering if Gamesalad will soon start supporting app making for the apple watch!

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  • BlackCloakGSBlackCloakGS Member, PRO Posts: 2,250

    We do not have any plans on supporting the Apple watch at this time.

  • beefy_clyrobeefy_clyro Member Posts: 5,394

    Shame @BlackCloakGS you guys have been brilliant at this kind of thing in the past :(

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  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408

    I read somewhere that down the road Apple will be opening up the gates for native apps. Maybe we can support it then @BlackCloakGS

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  • As_Of_LatteAs_Of_Latte Member, BASIC Posts: 343

    Pulled this off CNET.com

    "Tech research firm Gartner expects 40 million smartwatches will be sold this year."

    "Forrester Research predicts that as many as 10 million Apple Watches will be sold this year after its surveys showed that 40 percent of adults in the US are tired of pulling their phones from their pockets. "

    "Other analysts have made higher projections, such as Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty estimating that Apple will sell 30 million watches in 2015."

    Seems like Apple and other tech researchers are expecting a huge turnout and market for their Apple Watch...!
    However, I can't really see myself playing a game on a screen the size of a marshmallow. Although, Giga Pets were popular back in the 90's and those things were little :p !!

  • BBEnkBBEnk Member Posts: 1,764

    The first Apple watch game.

    http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/27/first-apple-watch-game-revealed

  • Kid_Ninja_GamesKid_Ninja_Games Member, PRO Posts: 25

    That's sad because many of the games created in GameSalad would work great on the watch.

  • BlackCloakGSBlackCloakGS Member, PRO Posts: 2,250

    Apple watch does not support OpenGL views which is used by GameSalad to display you game.

  • dingosmoovdingosmoov Member Posts: 130

    @BlackCloakGS said:
    Apple watch does not support OpenGL views which is used by GameSalad to display you game.

    Maybe we don't want to display the game on the watch but want to control the game from the watch. Maybe it's not a game at all. It could be just notifications from the game.

  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408

    @dingosmoov said:

    but GS uses OpenGL to display everything within a scene, which the watch does not currently support, right now from what I understand they are just incompatible with one another.

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  • RPRP Member Posts: 1,990

    Xcode and Swift. It's really not that scary. By the time there is an update, or someone else posts this question, you could already have learned a good portion of it. If you are serious about profiting from Apple Watch, you had better jump into it now and not wait for a GDK to try to add support for it.

  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408

    @BlackCloakGS said:
    Apple watch does not support OpenGL views which is used by GameSalad to display you game.

    With the native SDK announced yesterday, have you had a chance to see if they support OpenGL views now?

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  • pHghostpHghost London, UKMember Posts: 2,342

    @jonmulcahy said:
    With the native SDK announced yesterday, have you had a chance to see if they support OpenGL views now?

    They are not likely to. OpenGL is a huge process and battery drain, which on a watch is lethal. And since Apple has an efficient alternative in Metal, why bother anyway?

  • NimbleBugNimbleBug Member Posts: 483

    What About Graphene SDK...it Supports Apple Watch ?

  • CaptFinnCaptFinn Member Posts: 1,828

    Go to UDEMY. There are 3 or 4 guys that show you how to make 20-30 apps for apple watch. This will give you a idea of how the watch communicates with the phone. Whats passing back and forth.

    Scoreboards, trivia,Quotes, etc etc.

  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408

    @FINNBOGG said:
    Go to UDEMY. There are 3 or 4 guys that show you how to make 20-30 apps for apple watch. This will give you a idea of how the watch communicates with the phone. Whats passing back and forth.

    Scoreboards, trivia,Quotes, etc etc.

    yea i bought a class on there a few months ago. I'm really curious in how the native apps will function, no phone necessary!

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  • BlackCloakGSBlackCloakGS Member, PRO Posts: 2,250

    I looked at the watchOS sdk yesterday and no support for OpenGL

  • iDavidWiDavidW Member Posts: 4

    If all you want to use the watch for is displaying scores, leaderboards, notifications, etc, it should be pretty straightforward to code a module/plugin for Graphene SDK when it's available. From what I've read, Graphene will support native code plugins, which should allow you, or someone else on the upcoming marketplace, to add a simple watch extension to your game!

  • CaptFinnCaptFinn Member Posts: 1,828

    Watch is going native.

  • http_gamesaladhttp_gamesalad Member Posts: 1,340
    edited September 2015

    Any updates for the apple iwatch :)

  • BlackCloakGSBlackCloakGS Member, PRO Posts: 2,250

    nope

  • HonestGameSaladHonestGameSalad Member Posts: 16

    I think it would be a waste of time going for supports on the watch. Much more could come to Gamesalad instead. I don't know anyone with an Apple Watch. Everyone I know has either an iPad or iPhone. I just don't see gaming a thing on a tiny, expensive unit.

  • http_gamesaladhttp_gamesalad Member Posts: 1,340

    @HonestGameSalad personally I don't know anyone who owns the iWatch but I've seen a couple people with them on. I think its a waste of money because why look at photos on a 1 inch screen when you have a 5 inch plus screen. But apple has taken over the tech market and anything with "i" anything "apple" anything will be the next big thing. They're even coming out with an iPad Pro which will have massive screen ... so as soon as that game is released I have to make updates ..

  • http_gamesaladhttp_gamesalad Member Posts: 1,340

    The good thing with apple watch is that there not to many apps on the market so you'll have a better chance of your apps getting tons of downloads because its not over crowed. Same thing with doodle jump and angry birds ... those games came out way before apps were a normal thing and they blew up

  • JSprojectJSproject Member Posts: 730

    The good thing with Apple watch is:

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