Re: [Tuxmath-devel] [Tux4kids-discuss] Tux4math mobile app for android

[Ben C. <ben...@gm...>]

perhaps it's a good idea to look at vector graphics:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_graphics

It allows one source to be resized for low performance cost and keep it sharp.

2013/2/24 deepak aggarwal <dee...@gm...>:
> Hi Siddharth
>
> Thanks for evaluating the app. I know there are some bugs in it and it has
> large scope for improvements. I has been almost a year since I have worked
> on it and in the mean time NME has improved a lot. So I think we can release
> it in play store after we remove all the bugs.
>
> About unified download, It's not very easy to make a unified app as there
> are many images and graphics files and re-sizing them on device will hurt
> the performance.So the only solution we have right now is to have different
> apps for different resolution and I think this won't be a problem once we
> release it on the play store.
>
> Best
> Deepak Aggarwal
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 8:59 PM, Siddharth Kothari <sid...@gm...>
> wrote:
>>
>> Kudos Deepak. I tested this on Nexus 7 (1280x800), and works great. I
>> would second Pere's suggestion on having a unified download (detecting
>> dimensions at run-time).
>>
>> Here's a detailed review of the app
>>
>> The use of planets for the topics interface is interesting, the graphics
>> for different planets are quite detailed. Occasionally, sliding through the
>> topics wasn't smooth. The interface giving an indication of how many topics
>> are there would be nice.
>> The zoom-in animation when selecting a specific topic to play is great.
>> Kudos!
>> The metro style UI for showing lesson within a topic and buttons is done
>> well, but don't seem to fit well with the planets theme. I like the rotation
>> sliding effect for switching through lessons since it gives a view of the
>> total number of lessons. A similar sliding effect on the topic interface
>> (1.) could act as a good indicator for the overall topics.
>> There is a bug with the achievement display for lessons: Scores earned for
>> a particular lesson within a topic are reflected in the lesson with the same
>> index for other topics.
>> The game interface for a lesson is quite fun. Showing digits on each side
>> of the screen is a good design choice for the mobile devices.
>> In terms of performance, the FPS is almost always in the range of 55-60.
>> No lags while playing sound, animation.
>> The "credits" button is completely out of the navigation flow. I could see
>> it only when I hit the system's "back" button.
>> Finally, what is the role of Tux? I don't seem to find him.
>>
>> Anyone looking for bugs/feature requests, this should be a great starting
>> place.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Siddharth
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 1:19 PM, Pere Pujal i Carabantes
>> <per...@gm...> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi Deepack
>> >
>> > El dl 04 de 02 de 2013 a les 15:56 +0530, en/na deepak aggarwal va
>> > escriure:
>> > > Hi Guys
>> > >
>> > > I am publishing the mobile app that I had created during GSOC. You can
>> > > download it from my Dropbox account if you want.
>> >
>> > Wow, very nice :)
>> >
>> > Runs fine on my navlet at 800x480
>> > There is a box left showing the FPS, I supose you used it for
>> > developping.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > > Please download APK file that have resolution same as that of your
>> > > mobile.
>> > > Naming convention: tux4math"width" "height".apk
>> > >                e.g. tux4math320 240.apk for mobile having resolution
>> > > 320X240
>> >
>> > Does people usually know the resolution of their device?, would it be
>> > possible a unified download?
>> >
>> > Any chances this could go to
>> > http://tux4kids.alioth.debian.org/tuxmath/download.php
>> > or to google play?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > A good work!!! :)
>> > Pere
>> >
>> >
>> >
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