Apocalypso
20-11-2007, 12:57 PM
Accelerometer Invaders - Gaming with Nokia N95 using accelerometer!?
As you may have already know Nokia N95 (http://www.symbian-freak.com/reviews/n95/n95_review_01.htm) features Accelerometer (also known as Level or Tilt Sensor). Mainly it is used by the camera (http://www.symbian-freak.com/reviews/n95/n95_review_11.htm) in the phone to rotate pictures in the right position.
The good thing is that Nokia has released the necessary API and permission to use the accelerometer isn’t camera exclusive any more (http://www.symbian-freak.com/reviews/n95/n95_review_10.htm). This Space Invaders game clone uses the N95 Accelerometer Plug-in (http://www.symbian-freak.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14296) package to hook into the accelerometer and to detect movement in the orientation of the phone and translates this input to controlling the moving space ship in the game.
The accelerometer (http://www.symbian-freak.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14296) allows you to tilt your phone to control a ship on the screen as if it were in the phone itself although movem....
Read more:
Accelerinvaders AKA Space Invaders v0.2 - full story (http://www.symbian-freak.com/news/007/11/gaming_with_nokia_n95_using_accelerometer.htm)
Sincerely yours,
Vineeth ft. Apoc'
As you may have already know Nokia N95 (http://www.symbian-freak.com/reviews/n95/n95_review_01.htm) features Accelerometer (also known as Level or Tilt Sensor). Mainly it is used by the camera (http://www.symbian-freak.com/reviews/n95/n95_review_11.htm) in the phone to rotate pictures in the right position.
The good thing is that Nokia has released the necessary API and permission to use the accelerometer isn’t camera exclusive any more (http://www.symbian-freak.com/reviews/n95/n95_review_10.htm). This Space Invaders game clone uses the N95 Accelerometer Plug-in (http://www.symbian-freak.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14296) package to hook into the accelerometer and to detect movement in the orientation of the phone and translates this input to controlling the moving space ship in the game.
The accelerometer (http://www.symbian-freak.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14296) allows you to tilt your phone to control a ship on the screen as if it were in the phone itself although movem....
Read more:
Accelerinvaders AKA Space Invaders v0.2 - full story (http://www.symbian-freak.com/news/007/11/gaming_with_nokia_n95_using_accelerometer.htm)
Sincerely yours,
Vineeth ft. Apoc'