I'm going to do research on all three of the different products to find out what they are exactly capable of. This way I'll be able to use all of their features to the best of their ability and make my game fun and exclusive to the product I choose.
iPod Touch
Features and technical bits:
- Height: 4.4 inches.
- Width: 2.3 inches.
- Depth: 0.28 inches.
- Weight: 3.56 ounces.
- Display - 3.5 inch (diagonal) widescreen multi-touch display.
- Camera - Photo and video.
- Built-in speaker.
- Microphone.
- Sensors - Three-axis gyro, accelerometer, ambient light sensor.
- Wireless.
iPhone
Features and technical bits:
- Height: 4.5 inches.
- Width: 2.31 inches.
- Depth: 0.37 inches.
- Weight. 4.8 ounces.
- Display - 3.5 inch (diagonal) widescreen multi-touch display.
- Camera - Photo and video.
- Built-in speaker.
- Microphone.
- Sensors - Three-axis gyro, accelerometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor.
- Assisted GPS.
- Digital compass.
- Wi-Fi.
- Cellular.
Both the iPod Touch and the iPhone are extremely similar. They both have the use of the built in cameras on the front and back of the machine, the multi-touch control that makes touching the display much more precise (gives the chance to have lots more on the screen without confusion or miss clicks), the gyro and accelerometer which makes the iPod touch capable of advanced motion sensing and gives full 3D capabilities (moving the entire iphone/ipod around turns and moves the object on screen) and the built-in speaker and microphone which means I can put sound into my game and also allows the user to record voices or sounds to play during game. Lastly there's the wireless, this could be incorporated into being able to upload high scores, invite other players to your game and download add-ons.
iPad
Features and technical bits:
- Height: 9.56 inches.
- Width: 7.47 inches.
- Depth: 0.5 inch.
- Weight: 1.5/6 pounds.
- Display: 9.7 inch (diagonal) LED blacklit glossy widescreen multi touch.
- Built-in speaker.
- Microphone.
- Sensors - Accelerometer, ambient light sensor.
- Wi-Fi.
- Digital compass,
- Assisted GPS,
- Cellular.
- Bluetooth.
Unlike the iPhone and iPod Touch the iPad has not got a camera addition although on the plus side it does have a much wider screen for larger game play. This would allow more intricate and more detailed games to be made for it. It would give the chance of being much more adventurous with the interface and allow a game to be packed with a variety of different things that would be easily seen on the screen. The bluetooth would be a great addition for a game; you could swap characters or join friends games more easily while sitting right next to each other.
