Another multitouch dilemma

wildjim

Hey geeks, n guys.

I really need help with this project thats eating up my brain thoughts.
My dilemma is very simpel ( i think ), i need to make 3 or 4 actors (not movable, and invisible) to "Activate" when all actors are touched at the same time in there positions, and thats that, maybe make them sparkle when they are all touched, but thats not the important stuff at first.

Im really new at this, so please spell it out for me in big letters:-)

The_Gamesalad_Guru

Well what you require would not be considered multitouch. All you need to do is make 4 game level Boolean attributes. Call them whatever actor 1, 2 et... and in each actor make a rule that when touch is pressed change the attribute you assigned to that actor to true also in each rule, in the otherwise section add a change attribute turning it back to false. Now in all the actors make a rule when actor 1 attribute is true and actor 2 is true et... Now in that rule put what action you want to happen. That's it.

wildjim

My worst fears came true, what seamed so easy explained, makes my hair gray and fall of.
I was really hoping that whatever reply that would come back would be clear as logic in my head but i guess thats what its like being a noob.
i am really grateful for your help, but would it be possible for you to post or send some screen pic, of what you are trying to get through my thick skull, if not i understand.
if we could type in a more private place i could explain in detail what i am trying to make, because i feel that the idea is very easy to realize, and is something that i myself have needed, enough to put myself through this process of learning to develop, and i would be sad to see it fall in others portfolio, when its my idea, in real life i am a plummer :-) so i know it a litle out there, to think that i could learn something in a couple of month, that it has taken others years to learn.
But i have so many funny and needed apps in my head trying to get out and this is my mother of them all.

Whatever happens thank you

The_Gamesalad_Guru

Hmmm that is pretty basic what I described. I would suggest watching more videos and keep studying it will come. Don't try to build a masterpiece with your first attempts but start small and build your way up. It can take a solid year of study and practice to learn this stuff so be patient and don't take on too much.

wildjim

Thank you anyways, i agree to your apinion, i thought i was ready, but there are so Many ways to do it all.
My app is In the small apartment, so i really hope it wont take a year to complete, i Think that the requested actor/rule, might be the hardest thing to Make In the intyre app.
Again thank you.

wildjim

Dó you know a great place to start read, or watch movies?

Elfizm

GS helper is very good,
The cookbook
Dba resource centre
And simple searches on you tube and these forums.
Good luck with your project

Elfizm

famekrafts

Well what you require would not be considered multitouch. All you need to do is make 4 game level Boolean attributes. Call them whatever actor 1, 2 et... and in each actor make a rule that when touch is pressed change the attribute you assigned to that actor to true also in each rule, in the otherwise section add a change attribute turning it back to false. Now in all the actors make a rule when actor 1 attribute is true and actor 2 is true et... Now in that rule put what action you want to happen. That's it.

Can we touch the 4 actors together, I understand the code attribute, but can we physically touch 4 actors together say like 4 different people are touching at same time?

The_Gamesalad_Guru

The simple answer is yes for simple touch is pressed rules that don't have behaviors related to say an x y position. I will be doing some video's in the coming weeks on basic multi touch and explaining what a touch means related to the screen and what a touch means related to an actor. The simple explanation is they are two separate systems that are only loosely connected and it's up to the programmer to tie the two systems together but for more than two actors it gets very complex. It took me like 40 hours of exhaustive testing and research to really build a true multi touch system for more than two actors.

famekrafts

Great when you come out with the tuts do let me know. Thanks.