Bubble ball
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Bubble Ball is a physics puzzle game developed by a 14-year-old boy, Robert Nay. It was released on December 22, 2010 and in its first two weeks was downloaded 1 million times from Apple iTunes. On January 8, 2011, Ansca Mobile
, the company which makes the software developer's kit that Nay used, chose Bubble Ball as its app of the week and it has since surpassed the seven-million mark, removing Angry Birds
from its number one spot on the list of free games in Apple app store.
Bubble Ball is a 72-level puzzle game with puzzles ranging from very simple to really challenging. On each level you are given a range of tools and pieces before you hit the Start button. In addition to planks and ramps that can be created with a set of geometric pieces, there are catapults, accelerators and gravity inverters, which must be carefully positioned to make sure your ball gets to the finish line.
As of January 19, 2011, Bubble Ball got more than two million downloads. Current versions of the application can be downloaded from Apple app store and the Android Market for free.
and game of strategy involving the principles of physics
that guide a floating bubble from one destination to another.
Here, you are given a set number of items ranging from basic shapes to power-ups that can speed the ball or reverse gravity. You can use the shapes made of metal or wood. Wooden pieces are more affected by gravity, while metal pieces remain on the spot you put them. You can also rotate shapes to help guide the ball through the goal.
There are 72 levels in total that can be accessed from the start point. The graphics is rather plain with simple backgrounds and monochromatic shapes. You can change your ball’s color, however. There are a few sound effects when the ball bounces or reaches its destination.
blog network, Robert Nay, 14-year-old from Utah, developed the game with his mother using a software development kit called Corona from Ansca Mobile
.
Nay’s mother helped Robert design some of the levels and submit the application to Apple iTunes. In an interview with Good Morning America
, Nay said he researched mobile software programming in his local library and started creating his new application in November, 2010. It took him about a month to author 4,000 lines of his Bubble Ball game that crept to the top of free games list on Apple iTunes.
Ansca Mobile
Ansca Mobile is a mobile software company that develops the Corona SDK for mobile app creation. The company is based out of Palo Alto, California.Co-founders Carlos Icaza and Walter Luh started Ansca Mobile after departing from Adobe in 2007...
, the company which makes the software developer's kit that Nay used, chose Bubble Ball as its app of the week and it has since surpassed the seven-million mark, removing Angry Birds
Angry Birds
Angry Birds is a puzzle video game developed by Finnish computer game developer Rovio Mobile. Inspired primarily by a sketch of stylized wingless birds, the game was first released for Apple's iOS in December 2009...
from its number one spot on the list of free games in Apple app store.
Bubble Ball is a 72-level puzzle game with puzzles ranging from very simple to really challenging. On each level you are given a range of tools and pieces before you hit the Start button. In addition to planks and ramps that can be created with a set of geometric pieces, there are catapults, accelerators and gravity inverters, which must be carefully positioned to make sure your ball gets to the finish line.
As of January 19, 2011, Bubble Ball got more than two million downloads. Current versions of the application can be downloaded from Apple app store and the Android Market for free.
Gameplay
Bubble Ball is a puzzlePuzzle
A puzzle is a problem or enigma that tests the ingenuity of the solver. In a basic puzzle, one is intended to put together pieces in a logical way in order to come up with the desired solution...
and game of strategy involving the principles of physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
that guide a floating bubble from one destination to another.
Here, you are given a set number of items ranging from basic shapes to power-ups that can speed the ball or reverse gravity. You can use the shapes made of metal or wood. Wooden pieces are more affected by gravity, while metal pieces remain on the spot you put them. You can also rotate shapes to help guide the ball through the goal.
There are 72 levels in total that can be accessed from the start point. The graphics is rather plain with simple backgrounds and monochromatic shapes. You can change your ball’s color, however. There are a few sound effects when the ball bounces or reaches its destination.
Development
According to All Things Digital, the Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street Journal
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blog network, Robert Nay, 14-year-old from Utah, developed the game with his mother using a software development kit called Corona from Ansca Mobile
Ansca Mobile
Ansca Mobile is a mobile software company that develops the Corona SDK for mobile app creation. The company is based out of Palo Alto, California.Co-founders Carlos Icaza and Walter Luh started Ansca Mobile after departing from Adobe in 2007...
.
Nay’s mother helped Robert design some of the levels and submit the application to Apple iTunes. In an interview with Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
, Nay said he researched mobile software programming in his local library and started creating his new application in November, 2010. It took him about a month to author 4,000 lines of his Bubble Ball game that crept to the top of free games list on Apple iTunes.