'App Inventor for Android' - eeek... looks alright...

StormyStudioStormyStudio United KingdomMember Posts: 3,989
edited November -1 in Introductions
Hope GS don't mind me posting this, but it makes for interesting and possibly tempting discussion.

Google have just announced 'App Inventor For Android', drag and drop to create your own games and apps...

I don't own an Android phone myself, I'm a pure Mac geek I'm afraid.

But this is interesting, I wonder how long it will be before rubbish apps are flooding the Android Store... or what amazing apps/games can be created with it.

Looks a lot like the one I saw available for Palms Web OS.

Link to site here:
http://appinventor.googlelabs.com/about/

What do people think?

(Just had a quick look, as I'm at work... it allows access to GPS info and access to websites outside the app, keyboard and texting functions of phone.... GameSalad, please hurry up with an update)...

Comments

  • design219design219 Member Posts: 2,273
    stormystudio said:
    I wonder how long it will be before rubbish apps are flooding the Android Store.

    Haha, too late, that's already happened. There doesn't seem to be anywhere near the control of apps that Apple has with the App Store. They have a ton of free Android Apps that are nothing but spam.

    This will make it much worse.
  • Rob2Rob2 Member Posts: 2,402
    As a teaching platform it will blow GS out the window
  • StormyStudioStormyStudio United KingdomMember Posts: 3,989
    It might mean your making apps for a crowded messy market place...

    but to have access to all the phone features is very cool... use the camera to take photos of your face which is then mapped onto your character in the game, which uses the GPS to know where you are in the world which changes the environment in the game, and using the text to speech function to read out a long narrative story. You then compelte the game which automatically updates the games official website, and your facebook status and composes a text ready for you to send to all buddies...its a technological wonder world...

    But...I'll probably stick with GS cause I love my iphone...apple...this forum...and love looking forward to GS updates...
  • butterbeanbutterbean Member Posts: 4,315
    So you can publish Android Apps with this program now?

    This might be the answer some people were seeking awhile back in terms of ease of publishing much like Gamesalad!
  • BarkBarkCoBarkBarkCo Member Posts: 1,400
    It is a closed beta. Selection for the beta seems to be biased toward educators and students.
  • chosenonestudioschosenonestudios Member Posts: 1,714
    Looks like Scratch! Hah Im interested in it though!
  • chosenonestudioschosenonestudios Member Posts: 1,714
    Also Gendai cant exactly compete with Google.... This program is going to turn into a monster! Constant, awesome updates! Although the UI is sh*t... Nowhere near GS, but who really cares..
  • EastboundEastbound Member, BASIC Posts: 1,074
    Looks pretty cool to me! Although it looks like they are making it much more geared towards utility apps rather than games. I wish I had more time to check it out, but perhaps I can later.
  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    Certainly looks interesting. Will be fun to play with I think.

    Just need a google phone for testing! ;)

    QS :D

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  • butterbeanbutterbean Member Posts: 4,315
    quantumsheep said:
    Certainly looks interesting. Will be fun to play with I think.

    Just need a google phone for testing! ;)

    QS :D

    Do you need a google phone that has a data plan? Or could you just use one that's unlocked for testing?

    I think I'm gonna give it a go too, but it looks like you have to have the phone to even do anything with it?

    Edit: Does look like they're making it closed to educators only, but it's not yet ready for testing right?
  • JamesZeppelinJamesZeppelin Member Posts: 1,927
    Looks like a cool idea in theory.
    But kind if lame.
    Can't imagine making a game with that.
    Although I doubt they are worried there.

    I'm sure google knows with android support about to hit a couple the biggest engines, they will be seeing a good number of iPhones hottest titles very soon.
  • WeswogWeswog Member Posts: 1,171
    I am gonna give it a try :) Definitely worth to play with

    Cheers, Weswog
  • GamexcbGamexcb Member Posts: 179
    Its based on Star Logo TNG and since Gendi has yet to release to android this is what I am going to use! Psst! Gendi! *Wink* *Wink* *Nudge* *Nudge*
  • StormyStudioStormyStudio United KingdomMember Posts: 3,989
    it seems, this was all very exciting yesterday.... then KAPOWEE!!!

    GameSalad shoot one across the sides..

    ...with their new update... iAds etc.... Cheers Gendai..

    although I have submitted the form to the App Inventor just incase they accept it... and I get to play with the Beta...
  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    stormystudio said:
    although I have submitted the form to the App Inventor just incase they accept it... and I get to play with the Beta...

    Ditto :D

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  • AfterBurnettAfterBurnett Member Posts: 3,474
    Me too.
  • ChaserChaser Member Posts: 1,453
    Waiting for their approval!
  • AfterBurnettAfterBurnett Member Posts: 3,474
    Me too.
  • StormyStudioStormyStudio United KingdomMember Posts: 3,989
    @ tshirt...well found...

    oh well, maybe they will open it up for the market place later in life...

    Will be a cool bit of kit for schools and companies wanting private apps, which they don't want put out on the app store. E.g. a corporate company wanting to have interactive tablets running an app showing off their new products, videos, text, pdfs etc.
  • sajduttsajdutt Member Posts: 1
    For tips and tutorials-
    www.AppInventorBlocks.com
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    the gamesalad forums are not really the place to be talking about how to use other products, I'm sure the app inventor has their own forums.

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  • SkyMapleSkyMaple Member Posts: 817
    jonmulcahy said:
    the gamesalad forums are not really the place to be talking about how to use other products, I'm sure the app inventor has their own forums.

    Your no fun
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    SkyMaple said:
    Your no fun

    fun has nothing to do with it. this is not the place to talk about how to use other tools. they have their own forums for that.

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  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    SkyMaple said:
    Your no fun

    The guy came on for a grand total of two minutes and posted something not related to GameSalad really.

    Some people have no shame!

    I tried this app inventor thingy when it was released as a beta - couldn't get on with it to be honest, too used to GameSalad :P

    QS :D

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  • SkyMapleSkyMaple Member Posts: 817
    quantumsheep said:
    The guy came on for a grand total of two minutes and posted something not related to GameSalad really.

    Some people have no shame!

    I tried this app inventor thingy when it was released as a beta - couldn't get on with it to be honest, too used to GameSalad :P

    QS :D

    the way I see it is that none of us wouldn't even have heard of it if he didnt post this
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    SkyMaple said:
    the way I see it is that none of us wouldn't even have heard of it if he didnt post this

    We all heard about it 9 mths ago when it was posted. There's a reason no one has heard about it since then. It's not a good product.

    Either way, it has nothing to do with gamesalad, and as such, really doesn't belong on these forums.

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  • SkyMapleSkyMaple Member Posts: 817
    jonmulcahy said:
    We all heard about it 9 mths ago when it was posted. There's a reason no one has heard about it since then. It's not a good product.

    Either way, it has nothing to do with gamesalad, and as such, really doesn't belong on these forums.

    stop complaining and just close the thread

    jk ;D
  • YodapolloYodapollo Inactive, Chef Emeritus Posts: 447
    Hey, all. Closing this thread.

    User account that bumped this to the top, only registered 1 hour ago and this is the only post on the forums. No reason for this thread to be back up in front. Nothing new here. Shuttin' it down.

    --Yodapollo
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