05 August 2008
Mirage Money game gets an update
Version
2 ready for download and play!
 Hello dearest Symbian freaks, after long time waiting... and the many delays that kept this announcement reserved till this moment....
I am happy to say that finally the new version of MirageMoney, MirageMoney2, is out now and ready for download!!! You have the hounor of being the first to receive this news.
MirageMoney2 is the new version of the "bit hit" MirageMoney which you all liked! The game utilizes the accelerometer sensor (motion sensor) on phones by implementing the MIRAGE-X API we developed.
The orientation readings from the sensor are used as game input to control flying maneuvers in 3-D worlds. The game is part of a PhD research project in the Department of Communication Systems at Lancaster University in the UK.
The purpose of this project is to study people's reaction and affection to the concept of mixed reality in mobile applications where motion from the real world is being augmented, or mixed, onto the 3-D virtual world in a mobile environment.
There is now a website for the game where you can download it from and read more about it and about the MIRAGE-X API in general.
 As easy as that Go to the website and grab your copy. There are 2 things to note though:
-
Make sure you uninstall the old version of MirageMoney before installing the new one (There might be some issues as i have changed the folders hierarchy for the app in the system and maybe the uninstaller will not handle removing the old structure properly.)
-
The game will need activation after playing it 2 times. Do not worry! The activation is for FREE and it is done from the same site. I had to add this activation step in order to be able to collect more detailed data about users' experience with the game which i need for my results chapter in my thesis
As usual, if you encounter any problem or have any question/comment/suggestion please feel free to leave me a note here, or send me an email from the "About Us" page in the website.
Have fun and collect more money this time,
Fadi
What's New
The new version of MirageMoney has lots of new features and fixes based on the feedback and comments we received from all those who tested and played the first version. So we owe you all a BIG thank you for making this new release better (we hope you see it that way too)!
Ok, so what is new in this version? Here you are the list:
- New skybox look
- More coins in the sky to make it easier and faster for you to get wealthy
- Sound on/off option
- Game activation needed
- Auto calibration for plane orientation when returning to idle state (phone horizontal and perpendicular to floor)
- Extended play time (3 minutes)
- Banks to deposit coins in
- More challenging game play by adding a logic to track how many coins you have collected and reflect that on your plane's speed and weight
- Some bugs fixed
We know that some complained about the music in the background but at the same time many wanted to know the source. Unfortunately, the source could not be identified! We are looking for ways to personalize the game with your favorite music.
Oh yes, if you like it, then please consider a small donation
to to keep this project going on!
|
