{"author_name":"PhotonixGames","cat":"LD #34","comments":[{"author_name":"Evergreen Games","time":"January 12, 2016 1:06 am","epoch":1452578760,"text":"I’m pretty sure it isn’t possible to install third party apps on iOS without a jailbreak, so I don’t think you will get many votes. If you want to make a mobile game I would go with android. I have seen some LD android entries in the past. Not sure if GM:S supports it though.","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"","time":"January 12, 2016 8:46 pm","epoch":1452649560,"text":"Well, you can try, but don’t expect big number of people rating it, as you’re significantly limiting the people that can do it. I, for one, have virtually no way to play iOS games on LD and very limited ways to play Android ones – so unless the game really amazes me just from its info page, I won’t even bother.","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"g12345","time":"January 13, 2016 4:22 am","epoch":1452676920,"text":"Installing and playing games on an iOS machine is just too much work and time-consuming to play a hastily built game on a phone that I’d delete minutes after I’ve played it, and then hoping that they don’t leave any garbage on the phone.","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"PhotonixGames","time":"January 14, 2016 2:49 am","epoch":1452757740,"text":"So for anyone that’s no reading this I’m come to a conclusion (or actually two, don’t know which one to use yet)","spam":"N"}],"epoch":1452576180,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"9165","p_author":"PhotonixGames","p_authorkey":"501875","p_urlkey":"44380","p_title":"iOS Games for Ludum Dare","p_cat":"LD #34","p_event":"LD34","p_time":"1452576180","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"4","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"501875","us_name":"PhotonixGames","us_username":"PhotonixGames","event_start":"1449792000","event_key":"31","event_name":"LD34"},"text":"

Hey Everyone,<\/p>\n

I’ve entered Ludum Dare a few times in the past but it’s been ages and I can’t remember my login details, but it’s okay because a fresh start is nice.<\/p>\n

In the past I’ve used Game Maker: Studio Pro and made my games for browser then submitted them to a website (can’t remember which one precisely) and submitted them in to Ludum Dare. But this time I want to try something a little different.<\/p>\n

Lately I’ve been very interested in iOS app and game design and I’m wanting to start making some very basic games. I thought that doing Ludum Dare would help me improve my skills and give me some publicity. But because of a few things like licensing, I won’t be publishing my games on to the app store just yet, instead I’m going to have my own website which you can visit and install the app on your iOS device straight from the browser.<\/p>\n

The only problem with this is if people would actually test my games. I understand that the recommended game type (and probably most used) is browser games because it’s easy for people to test out, by that logic I’m not sure if people would test out my games because they’d need to get out their iOS device (if they have one), then go to my website and install the app.<\/p>\n

Please give me some advice on whether people would actually test out my games or what I could do to make it easier for people to test out my game.<\/p>","time":"January 12th, 2016 12:23 am","title":"iOS Games for Ludum Dare"}