{"id":3237,"date":"2014-07-04T00:23:42","date_gmt":"2014-07-04T05:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zepfhyr.com\/blog\/?p=3237"},"modified":"2019-01-11T20:27:57","modified_gmt":"2019-01-12T02:27:57","slug":"room-12-studios-official-game-developer-of-games-and-other-game-type-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zepfhyr.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/room-12-studios-official-game-developer-of-games-and-other-game-type-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Room 12 Studios: Official game developer of games and other game-type things"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been nearly a year since the first prototype of Ecliptic<\/a> showed up on my phone and now, after a lot of work, a fair amount of luck, and an egregious amount of procrastinating, it’s live on the App Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The bulk of the development was handled by my cousin, Alex (who wrote up a nice little blog post<\/a> about the app, as well). But, as with all Room 12 Studios<\/a> projects, the whole project is a group effort. Between beta testing, hiring a real composer<\/a>, and pushing each other to get stuff done (all while working full-time jobs and\/or raising children), it was a pretty interesting experience.<\/p>\n

But enough about the boring stuff, let’s talk about the game.<\/p>\n

It’s not fancy. It’s not groundbreaking. It’s not even award-winning (except for the award for Best Game Currently Released by Room 12 Studios). But it is fun. It’s great for kids. And the music is pretty awesome. Plus, it’s free (as in beer<\/a>). And if you like the app and want to support what we’re doing, you can buy the Theme Pack as an in-app purchase for the low, low price of <insert the cheapest paid value\u00c2\u00a0available on the App Store in whatever country your account is located>. The entire game is entirely playable without paying a dime, however. And there are no ads (unless you count links to our other apps, in which case, I’m a liar).<\/p>\n

Speaking\u00c2\u00a0(sub-consciously typing)<\/em> about\u00c2\u00a0our other apps, be sure and check out iPredict<\/a>, as well, if you haven’t already. It’s a quirky little fortune teller with an attitude. It received an update today, as well, which added some\u00c2\u00a0beautiful new animation and support for 4-inch iPhones and retina iPads. Be sure to check it out.<\/p>\n

(also comes in a Lite version<\/a>, with 100% fewer calories)<\/p>\n

So go, download Ecliptic<\/a>, and tell us how awesome it is. Or don’t. But share it with your friends, anyway. Especially if any of them decide to take pity on us and keep us as pets. We’re really tired of working for a living.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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