I have been thinking ever since I saw the Keynote of the Apple iPad when the showed gaming on the device. I have thought of some cool gaming ideas that people that are good with coding apps that are reading this post, might want to consider.
1. A Hockey Game
You know how fun it is to waste money with your friend at a arcade all day to play some Air Hockey, well now all you would have to do is put your iPad down on a table. Saves money and could actually be a lot of fun. I can see myself playing a game of Air Hockey on an iPad.
2. Virtual Board Games
This happens to me all the time at my house. We finally get all of the pieces to play Monopoly and bam, no one suddenly wants to play anymore. Now you could just pop out your iPad and have it automatically set up your Monopoly game and start playing in less then 2 minutes. Another cool features would be if my friend had Monopoly on his iPad, we could play over online. This could also work with other games like Life, Scramble, Connect 4, and som others.
3. Simulation Games
How cool would it be to sit down on the couch and start playing a game of Sim City. Using multitouch you could simply just make a gesture with your hand to zoom in on your city to watch the occasional car crash. You could also play like the Sims 2 for example.
These are just my game concepts. Have some that you would like to share with others, just post it in the comments. Thanks for reading my blog. See you next time.
I’m glad you too have been thinking about games for the iPad. I too have been thinking about some game concepts for the iPad. I have written an article describing TEN concepts for games. Check them out at http://edutechnophobia.com/2010/02/10-ipad-game-concepts-for-education/.