Can I make an app on game salad which is not a NOT a game but just program?

champ442champ442 Member Posts: 42
edited June 2012 in Working with GS (Mac)
can i make an app on game salad which is not a NOT a game but just pogram???

or are there other better programs for that?

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  • IsabelleKIsabelleK Member, Sous Chef Posts: 2,807
    Sure you can :)
  • champ442champ442 Member Posts: 42
    but do you have some better pograms for that ??
  • JohnPapiomitisJohnPapiomitis Member Posts: 6,256
    edited June 2012
    but do you have some better pograms for that ??
    Depends what you want to do. If you want a really involved program with communication to the os and such you would probably be better off coding it. But like i said it depends on what you want to do.
  • maxbeaumontmaxbeaumont Member Posts: 616
    To add onto what these guys said, GameSalad is a Game making software. Hence the name GameSalad. However, I have made a few small things here and there that are not games. If you want to make an app your business for example. You can make an About page, a page to redirect to your company, ect. If that is what you want to know. It all depends what your trying to make. I hope this helps.

    Cheers,
    Max
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  • champ442champ442 Member Posts: 42
    also like mmmmm.. " work out" trainer app ?? is game salad the best to that??
  • maxbeaumontmaxbeaumont Member Posts: 616
    also like mmmmm.. " work out" trainer app ?? is game salad the best to that??
    The best? No. Would it be the easiest if you don't know how to code and you want a relatively simple app? Yes. Again, we need more info to tell you either way. What do you want this app to have, to do, ect.

    -Max
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  • jamie_cjamie_c ImagineLabs.rocks Member, PRO Posts: 5,772
    edited June 2012
    As others have said it depends on your needs. With the help of JohnP above we created a nice product control demo for a client of mine to use at a tradeshow using Gamesalad. A couple others SDKs you might consider for full on App development are Sencha Touch and Titanium Appcelerator. These both use javascript for the programming primarily.

    Jamie

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  • gyroscopegyroscope I am here.Member, Sous Chef, PRO Posts: 6,598
    edited June 2012

    Hi @champ442

    Agree with all the other members; GameSalad creator was created primarily to make games, and that's its forté, but that's not to say you can't make other types of apps - utilities in your case - with it.

    For interest, my "major project" I've been working on and off now for quite a while isn't a game as such - although I'm now thinking of adding certain game elements to it but only as additional stuff - it's an interactive multimedia app.

    But also as has been said, there are limits when it comes to making certain programs as apps; it all depends on what you need as the finished item.

    A suggestion, plan your workout trainer app and give a description of what it will do, post it here in your thread, and we can let you know if there are any limitations in GSC for it.

    If you do decide to go outside of GSC, another suggestion, on top of @jamie_c suggestion is to use a Basic object-orientated program called LiveCode, which is geared for applications; they have a mobile device plugin for their main program; only downside...expensive in the long run.

    I'm very talkative today, has anyone noticed?

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  • ORBZORBZ Member Posts: 1,304
    Depends on the type of app. If you wanted to make a tip calculator then yes, no problem. If you wanted to make a motion tracking augmented reality realtime dating service then no. What type of app are you thinking of making? I'm sure we could quickly tell you if you could do it or not with GS.
  • JohnPapiomitisJohnPapiomitis Member Posts: 6,256
    also like mmmmm.. " work out" trainer app ?? is game salad the best to that??
    As long as gamesalad contains all the functions you need then sure.

    To give an example of what i meant by os communication

    In unity i can do:

    System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("notepad.exe");

    And that will open notepad or any other program i specify in the quotes.
  • tenrdrmertenrdrmer Member, Sous Chef, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 9,934
    …...motion tracking augmented reality realtime dating service…..
    I cannot wait for this feature plugin to be added. Come on GS im sure its easy enough. We need this next. Flip the switch on this feature already :D
    :))
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  • smallingsmalling Member, PRO Posts: 72
    Pardon my noob question, but do I need gamesalad pro to make an app for a friend who wants to promote his business by directing people to his website and youtube channel? Is that where the Open/URL function is available?
  • JohnPapiomitisJohnPapiomitis Member Posts: 6,256
    Pardon my noob question, but do I need gamesalad pro to make an app for a friend who wants to promote his business by directing people to his website and youtube channel? Is that where the Open/URL function is available?
    Yes you need a gamesalad pro account to have access to the open url function and other pro behaviors
  • champ442champ442 Member Posts: 42
    So I think the style of a "work out" app with some dietary advice and kind, but also trust you must have a profile in there where you can store its results? can do that with gamsalad?
  • champ442champ442 Member Posts: 42



    like this.
  • gyroscopegyroscope I am here.Member, Sous Chef, PRO Posts: 6,598

    A large amount of work, but as far as I can make out, this sort of app would be possible in GSC; text input isn't very refined as shown though...

    I get the idea you might be new to GSC and perhaps game/app design as well? Don't know if that's right but if it is, a project like this will have you pulling your hair out from the word go...

    Also, I guess this is someone else's app that you want to do something similar? If so, you'd have to make it substantially different so as not to have a lawsuit on your hands...

    ""You are in a maze of twisty passages, all alike." - Zork        temp domain http://spidergriffin.wix.com/alphaghostapps

  • JoVeJoVe Member Posts: 224
    That's possible!
    I did it already!
    My app Timetables! is build with GameSalad: http://itunes.apple.com/nl/app/timetables!/id493576662?mt=8
  • champ442champ442 Member Posts: 42
    yes i know we is a little group, but it was just a example, so you have an idea what it is about.
  • champ442champ442 Member Posts: 42
    but do you think game salad is the right pogram ??? to that ?
  • gyroscopegyroscope I am here.Member, Sous Chef, PRO Posts: 6,598
    edited June 2012

    Hi again @champ442, OK, understood; I was just trying to keep it real...
    but do you think game salad is the right pogram ??? to that ?
    Well, yes... and no.... not trying to be funny, it does depend on a few others factors, I guess; what I'm trying to say is: GSC would be more than OK, (probably) for something like the example you gave; but then again, it might be an easier work path with a program that's more geared to this type of app... I'm not sure I've answered your question... ;-)

    Perhaps it'd be a good idea to start out making a few GSC tests with aspects of the app, to see how things are panning out for you...

    ""You are in a maze of twisty passages, all alike." - Zork        temp domain http://spidergriffin.wix.com/alphaghostapps

  • Golem_EntGolem_Ent Member Posts: 17
    To be honest, Xcode's native form designer would really be your best bet. Most of the newer Obj-C books on the market have you developing simple forms in the 4th or 5th chapter.

    By the end of the book you could replicate that workout app no problem if your willing to put in the work.
  • JoVeJoVe Member Posts: 224
    @champ442 That depends on what you're gonna make.
  • petercoupepetercoupe Member Posts: 94
    If you think of a 'game' as being a series of actions and interactions, with objects that can come and go, then I would say yes, you can build what you seem to be asking about. I don't think of my efforts in GS as games in the 'traditional' sense, and that is what drew me to GS to begin with. It offers a lot of scope with very little learning. I have now had 4 apps published since I started using it a couple of months ago.
    Maybe you should start building, and just post when you get stuck, and folks can help you out as you go along?
  • MobileRocketGamesMobileRocketGames Member Posts: 128
    edited June 2012
    can i make an app on game salad which is not a NOT a game but just pogram???

    or are there other better programs for that?
    A game IS a program. It just has a set goal and some entertainment value.

    Here's another 2 cents, this guy sounds like he is 13.
    but do you think game salad is the right pogram ??? to that ?
    Although I believe I had better spelling/grammar when I was 13. Several people have already commented yes, yes, YES! He still asks if its the right program.

    Heres some advice for you @Champ442:
    Gamesalad is the ONLY "pogram" that's gonna let you make ANY program with no experience or training.


    Yes, fine, I'm a dick, but it's true, there are no other options without learning some very heavy Objective-C coding.
    I'm also very surprised you are all humoring him.


  • DoguzDoguz Member Posts: 500
    I'm doing pretty well with this app I made with Gamesalad.

    http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/38011/mypb-personal-best-swim-times-app-out-now-on-appstore#latest
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