Apps for mobile devices

iichiversii

iOS

Renairraces

Free

Flight game

For those who like to fly this is worth a go, play online with up to 8 others in an air race, it's extremely fun and you can customise your air craft giving it an extintive look,graphics are top notch, tilt control system which works very well with this one, iv tried many flight games on mobile devices but so far this is the best , some races must be arranged between SCF users lol

iichiversii

iOS

Cartoonatic

Free

Photography app.

This is a fun app, take a pic of the real world and this app turns it into a cartoon image, make a video and it looks exactly like the movie scanner darkly staring Keano Reevees, not a great movie but great effect.

iichiversii

IOS

The sketchup show

€2.39

Sketchup training app

Ok I didn't know this was an app until this morning so I'm assuming it's new to the app store all tho the tuts and instructions have being available online for quite some time, I didn't download the app so I can't review it but I have learnt from these videos when I first started using SU so I would recommend it for beginners for sure, iv typed sketchup into the app store before and this never appeared so correct me if I'm wrong that all tho the vids and tuts are old, the app is new

iichiversii

IOS

360 panorama

Free

Panorama freeware

A free panorama making took for IOS devices, also app of the week, get it while it's free, easy step by step how to use, this will come in use for making your very own panoramas.

liam887

Anybody recommend some good Android apps for tablets rather than phones?

Thanks in advance

Rich O Brien

Do they do IOS emulators for Android?

liam887

@rich o brien said:

Do they do IOS emulators for Android?

Yes i think you can get one called iROM, but why would I want to go and do something stupid like that

However I dont think it runs on tablets just phones around the same size as an iPhone.

EDIT: No it was an April fools day joke

iichiversii

IOS + Andriod + google play

F-SIM Shuttle

Flight sim

€2,99

This app is fantastic, after watching nasa land another probe on mars I couldn't help myself becoming fascinated with rockets, shuttles etc, so I took a chance with buying this flight sim for the shuttle, Now it doesn't do launch missions but what it does is the shuttle is just after carrying out re-entry and you take over and must land the shuttle using the HUD and a voice from Huston that helps along, that's it really, but it has every scenario to throw at you, time of day or night, weather conditions, atmosphic tempeture, visability, system failures and 2 airbases to land on, you can randomise these or you can choose the settings if you want to challenge yourself, I will say its had to put down and the satisfaction you get from watching the replay of a successful landing is worth it, only issue is you can't save the replay or share it which would be a nice touch.

If you purchase this I'm sure you will enjoy it, something to do when there's nothing to do, lol, let us know what you think

Link to web page http://www.f-sim.com/

liam887

Its really hard to do barrel rolls, the shuttle isn't very acrobatic! This is my new best friend on the bus to work.

Strange - in the game the HUD is transparent but when you take a screenshot it turns solid black?

iichiversii

Glad you like it Liam, iv being challenging myself when ever i get a chance, managed a barrel roll just before landing but i didnt get extra points, like i said its a shame you cant share or save the videos of the replays, they are fantastic to watch, i downloaded the spacewalk app they have but im still not getting anywhere with it,extremely difficult getting out of a controlled spin, lol but again the graphics are amazing

liam887

@iichiversii said:

Glad you like it Liam, iv being challenging myself when ever i get a chance, managed a barrel roll just before landing but i didnt get extra points, like i said its a shame you cant share or save the videos of the replays, they are fantastic to watch, i downloaded the spacewalk app they have but im still not getting anywhere with it,extremely difficult getting out of a controlled spin, lol but again the graphics are amazing

Yeah its great on the Tablet, K will be getting some strange looks on the way to work tomorrow!!

iichiversii

Bet you tried this again as you went to bed,

iichiversii

IOS + Andriod + google play

Astronaut spacewalk

Space walk sim

€2,99

Whow this guy is impressing the hell out of me, if you like landing the shuttle your really gonna love this spacewalk sim, at first it was very difficult to grasp but once you get around what the buttons actually do this game is fantastic, graphics are amazing and the concentration you put into this will ingross you into a virtual sim which you will find extremely hard to put down, the best way I can discribe this game is like an interactive puzzle, in space there is no friction so each action has an equal and opposite reaction, in a but she'll if you thrust right the astronaut will keep moving right until you counteract by thrusting left, highly frustrating at first but highly addictive, this guy should be working for NASA with these sims, iv also noticed he's working on another sim involving the ISS (international space station) I know I'll be purchasing it.

Liam try playing this on the bus, I highly recommend

Here's a link to some clips, seriously check it out, the UI isn't that difficult once you play around with it http://toucharcade.com/2012/06/27/check-it-out-astronaut-spacewalk/

iichiversii

IOS + Andriod + google play

Aurasma

Augmented reality

Free

Aurasma is a free augmented reality platform that lets you discover, create and share amazing virtual content, integrated into the real world.

If its game dev or just simple visualisaton this is the app, completely free and easy to use, also supports animations in models.
http://www.aurasma.com/
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liam887

@iichiversii said:

IOS + Andriod + google play

Aurasma

Augmented reality

Free

Aurasma is a free augmented reality platform that lets you discover, create and share amazing virtual content, integrated into the real world.

If its game dev or just simple visualisaton this is the app, completely free and easy to use, also supports animations in models.

Yes its a great little fun app. I have worked with them a few times, here was the last time about a month ago for Vogue Magazine. When you point the phone/device at the cover of the magazine it shows you a preview video of whats inside.

iichiversii

Nice work Liam, iv seen a few examples over the net, have you tried using it with 3D models, iv being playing around with it the past few days and it's very useful.

liam887

@iichiversii said:

Nice work Liam, iv seen a few examples over the net, have you tried using it with 3D models, iv being playing around with it the past few days and it's very useful.

No I dont do any 3D for my day job so havent had a chance. It does look fun and if its anything like the 2D i did above its very easy to implement.

notareal

Here are some nice WP apps that you might want to try.

DrawPlan Lite
DrawPlan Lite is the free version of DrawPlan.
Allows you to draw plans very quickly with polygonal shapes by adding or removing line segments.

Various tools alignment angles
Export to DXF
free

Measure Note
Stop writing down measure notes on paper : take a photo with your Windows Phone, add lines, angle & caption, save & share !

$1.99

Photosynth
Photosynth for Windows Phone is the panorama app that makes it easy and fun to capture and share interactive panoramas of the places, people, and events that are important to you. Using the latest in computer vision techniques, Photosynth is the acknowledged leader in mobile panorama creation. It is the only app available on any mobile platform that allows you to capture 360 degrees horizontally and vertically, making a perfect “sphere."