Hi Dark, Well, I just checked Wikipedia and there was definitely a UK version produced. However, the game show didn't take off very well which is probably why you haven't heard of it. It only lasted a couple of years over here, and now resides on the Game Show Network which plays new and old game shows around the clock. However, it is no longer on NBC where it originally aired back in 2010 and 2011, and while GSN tried to keep the show going it eventually was canceled by GSN as well. So it is by no means very popular.
In any case I like your ideas about using the iPhone and Android to handle physical skill based tasks like those in the show. I imagine the touchscfreens for PC could be used similarly, but its not a technology many audio gamers are likely to have at this time to make it worthwhile as an input method. Although, it is certainly intriguing conceptually. Cheers! On 10/20/14, dark <d...@xgam.org> wrote: > Hi Tom. > > I've not heard of this game show before either,either in it's original > american form (though American game shows are only occasionally shown in the > > Uk), or if there was a Uk version made which sometimes happens with popular > > american shows, such as the very famous play your cards right with the > legendary bruceForsythe being a Uk version of the American card sharks. > > However, nicols' question did make me considder how something like a > physical skill based challenge in a game show could be made in an audio > game. The Iphone (and possibly Android I don't know), offers some really > interesting analogue control methods, both in terms of sliding your fingers > > around the phone, and in terms of tilting or rotating the phone. > > I could imagine quite a fun game along the lines of a game show or a set of > > small challenges that gave you those sorts of things, for example with the > dropping the lid on the cup challenge Nicol mentioned, have the cup make a > sound, and require you to move the Iphone around carefully in the air in > front of you to determine the cup's location and then tap fingers to drop. > > We've seen a bit of this. Sixth sense is a sterrio targiting arcade zombie > fighting game basically not to different from say the Tigers in Tarzan > Junior or the gun fights in Grizly gulch, however instead of just tapping to > > a different direction and hitting a key, you have to directionally slide > your finger, streight up for center, 45 degrees right for middle right, > streight right for far right etc. > > > Nebula has you tilting the phone to targit space invaders etc. > > It strikes me this would be the perfect way to make quite an interesting > gameshow type game with those sorts of varied actions and challenges, using > > the aalogue control and movement of the phone to mimic a number of games in > > one program in accessible form. > > All the best, > > Dark. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
