SF-Zone.net http://sf-zone.net Design and Programming Blog Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:42:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Android Tablet Comparison http://sf-zone.net/2010/09/02/android-tablet-comparison/ http://sf-zone.net/2010/09/02/android-tablet-comparison/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:42:28 +0000 admin http://sf-zone.net/?p=394 There are a lot of tablets on the market right now so it may be hard for you to decide witch one is the best. I made up a small comparison of the Android tablets that you can buy Right now. Depending on what you need it for and also on how much are you willing to spend the perfect tablet for you may be different than the perfect tablet for another person. That is why this guide will help you choose the right one. You can see the comparison on this page: Android Tablet Comparison

]]> http://sf-zone.net/2010/09/02/android-tablet-comparison/feed/ 0 Witstech A81E Android 2.2 Tablet http://sf-zone.net/2010/08/17/witstech-a81e-android-2-2-tablet/ http://sf-zone.net/2010/08/17/witstech-a81e-android-2-2-tablet/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:33:25 +0000 admin http://sf-zone.net/?p=390 In the past months the tablet has been in the media very often. Since Apple released the iPad, more and more companies struggled to release similar products that have a lot of function and a reasonable price. So far very few have succeeded. Most of the tablets that are released are from Chinese vendors and run an outdated OS on outdated hardware. But they discovered that if they want to sell there products they have to offer good quality products, upgrade there OS and support the community. So more and more Android 2.1 tablets emerged. But, only one company managed to release the first ever Android 2.2 tablet, a real iPad alternative. The tablet I am talking about is the WITS A81E, a tablet that is running Android 2.2 on a Cortex A8 processor at 600MHz. It has a 7″ touchscreen, 256MB RAM, 3D acceleration, supports 480p video and some 720p as well and best of all it runs Adobe Flash 10.1 out of the box. This way you can enjoy YouTube videos and play online games without any problems.

Optional, the Wits A81E can be equipped with a GPS module and used as a car GPS. There still are some minor problems (a few applications force close) but Wits promised an update very soon, and so far it did not disappointed. The tablet initially runned Android 2.1, but, as promised Wits released 2 Firmware updates to Android 2.2 and will do so further on. Now, the tablet can be bought with 2.2 out of the box and you can view the internet as you do on a computer. The price is 199$ and an extra 15$ will get you the GPS packed tablet. Get it while there are still in stock from here.

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This is my very first Android app but I hope you like it.

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?ydjtvidzyne

]]> http://sf-zone.net/2010/07/04/math-test-android-app/feed/ 0 Deep Space Frontier – My latest flash game http://sf-zone.net/2010/06/12/deep-space-frontier-my-latest-flash-game/ http://sf-zone.net/2010/06/12/deep-space-frontier-my-latest-flash-game/#comments Sun, 13 Jun 2010 05:14:20 +0000 admin http://sf-zone.net/?p=385 I had worked on this about a month cause I was really busy. Then I looked for a sponsor about 2 month. Failed to find one so I just released the game as it is.

Deep Space Frontier is a space shooter where you are a pilot that has been send to destroy a doom-device found far into outer space. Can you complete you mission? Find out right now. Game can be player at NewGrounds

]]> http://sf-zone.net/2010/06/12/deep-space-frontier-my-latest-flash-game/feed/ 0 Make money by playing games ultimate eBook http://sf-zone.net/2010/03/05/make-money-by-playing-games-ultimate-ebook/ http://sf-zone.net/2010/03/05/make-money-by-playing-games-ultimate-ebook/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:54:23 +0000 admin http://sf-zone.net/?p=370 Ever wanted to make money just by playing games? I am not talking about those lame websites that pay you 1 cent for every flash game you play. I am talking about how to make real money with real games. Anyone can make from 200$ to more than 700$ a month just playing games. No gambling, nothing illegal but 100% fun. Everything you need to know is right here in this eBook.

This is not something that can be done over night. Mastering this can take some time, but if you follow this eBook you too can make money just by playing games. All you need is a PC and an internet connection. In the eBook you can fiind all there is to know:

  • what games to play
  • where to play
  • how to play
  • how to monetize it
  • what and where to sell
  • tips and tricks
  • tools that can get you maximum profit

Here is what others said about the eBook!

Really well written. All the information in the eBook can be used right away. The investment was very little but the outcome surprised even me. I never thought you can make money and have fun at the same time.
Alin

So how much do you think this eBook costs?

JUST 22.99$ (NEW PRICE)


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As a bonus, I also added free iPhone and free iPod offers. The are are so many offers there that you have a lot of chances to win one. Check them out.
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]]> http://sf-zone.net/2010/01/17/sky-rogues-musings/feed/ 0 Math Test – Case study http://sf-zone.net/2009/12/10/math-test-case-study/ http://sf-zone.net/2009/12/10/math-test-case-study/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:21:54 +0000 admin http://sf-zone.net/?p=355 18 days ago I made a small Game. By small…I mean really small. I was bored and wanted to make something fast. I decided not to work more than 60 minutes since I don;t really have time for anything. I decided to make an educational game. Want to here how it goes?
The truth is I got lucky. I submited the game to MochiAds and it got featured. I did not expect this. Considering I worked only 54 minutes on a game. From there it was all upwards. I the first day it got more than 1000 plays. On the 2nd day 1700. After that I though it will get lost in on the net like all my other games: 3rd day it got 1300 views. 4th the same.

After that websites started to get the game so on the 5th day it got more than 2500 plays. Grown a lil on the 6th than started to lose plays gradually. Only to find that, to my surprise, it went back up six days later. It got more than 3000 plays.On the 7th it went up again to 3300.

At the current time, it has 2500 plays, and the day is not over yet. I also submited it to FlashGameDistribution and I expect to get some more plays this way as well.

Total revenue it generated? At this time I can say that from bordem and one hour of free time I managet to get 8,67$ (at the time of writing this post). It got 32,058 ad impressions from 158 hosts. And i do expect to get me even more revenue. I know it is not a furtune, but this game was not actually intended to make me money at all.

Also, it performs a lot better than all my other games, especially better than “UFO Maneuver”, a game that I hoped will get me some nice revenue, now is almost dead and made me only 0.76$ (what a shame).

What were the public’s reactions? At first I bad.I got all sorts of comments like “Never mix gaming and learning” or “If I wanted to do math I would have stayed in school”, but I also got some nice comments and I really think that this game helped some 3rd grade children practice there math skills.

Will I make another education game? Don’t know. Currently I don’t have the time, even though I have a good idea. I don’t know if an educational game can make it on the front page of Newgrounds or Kongregate. That is where the big bucks are. I got all sorts of advice about edugames, both positive and negative. So I haven’t decided yet.

If anyone is interested in viewing the stats of the game, I set up a share link that can be accesed here: Math Test Stats

As a conclusion: sometimes, the simplest idea and very little work can get you more than hours of thinking. It is a combination of luck and skills. All have a role to play in the success of your game. An educational game will always have a different user base than TD or shooting games, but they can survive, although getting on the front page of popular websites is almost impossible.

P.S.If anyone is interested in playing the game, you can check it out here: Math Test Flash Game

]]> http://sf-zone.net/2009/12/10/math-test-case-study/feed/ 0 CU3ER – Free Flash 3D Image Slider http://sf-zone.net/2009/12/08/cu3er-free-flash-3d-image-slider/ http://sf-zone.net/2009/12/08/cu3er-free-flash-3d-image-slider/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:48:32 +0000 admin http://sf-zone.net/?p=349 Today I stumbled upon a really interesting and nice script called CU3ER. CU3ER is a free flash image slider. No more long nights trying to code an image slider that your website visitors will like. With CU3ER this can be done in just a few minutes.CU3ER is based on Papervision3D and has many transitions. Even on the home page you will see a very elegant demo with what it can do. You don’t need any programming skills. Just edit the images, make a nice XML file (you can find step-by-step instructions on the website), upload it and you are ready to go.

Everything is easy and fast. And it looks a lot better than most of us can code.

For more information, don’t hesitate to visit CU3ER’s web page.

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