26 April 2008

NokoShop
The Joy of Motion Based Painting

How much time have you wasted in your life on Microsoft Paint?

If you one of those people who love sketching and painting in the digital medium than this little software could be interesting for you but otherwise it is pretty pointless because possibilities of the motion based controlled brush on the QVGA screens are very limited unfortunately.

I mean it is the quite cool idea there is no doubt, especially considering all features that author planning to add till the final public version but still I can't find the real usage for this software!? It can only be an interesting game for my 5 years old niece and that's it?

Of course, the idea itself is great but instead of painting over the crappy QVGA screen I'll rather use the phone's accelerometer to control the brush in the Photoshop, but actually it is already possible by the NiiMe Mouse application?!

From other hand, this cute accelerometer based application could allow S60 phones to tap into an arty space, creative segment that strongly business oriented phones tend to miss.

An image that pops into my head when writing this is the drawing lines or maybe even figures on the huge plasma screen using the N95 and its motion based sensor for controlling the brush. Actually, in my personal opinion there is something very playful about picturing something in 3D motion based technique?!?

Try to imagine using the phone to mix up oil or water-based paints to the right shade and consistency, then slop them around the screen with a huge .. . . . . . .oh I'm just dreaming, will stop here :)

Oh yes, application is still under heavy development and I am not sure when it will be out but once when it will be ready you know I'll inform you ;)