Game idea? Rotate = Change scene?

DrGlickert

So I was just thinking the other day about a game idea, but didn't know if this was even possible in GS.

If I'm playing in landscape mode, say a racing game, but then rotate it to a profile, and then you become a gunner in the passenger seat...(or, come up with whatever idea you have for a game that could be played with two different scenes that function as one game).

So, the question is, I'd imagine that this would be a game where the rotation of the phone/iPad would actually change scenes. Is this possible? I think that it would have a cool effect with playing the game.

old_kipper

I think I would try to have both sets of graphics in one scene and change the positions or visibility based on triggered device orientation so you didn't have to wait for load times or carry lots of variables over and back between to two scenes. This might be a pain to do in the editor but the results if the graphic were not too heavy in memory might be a better experience for the player as the switching would be instant.

forklift

It can be done. AppChogie made a tech demo... check it out:

http://gamesalad.com/forums/topic.php?id=11767#post-87916

It's also available for download.