Hey,

 

 

 

I know I haven't posted in here for quite some time.. Again. But since this crazy thing happened, I thought I'd share the fun! Indeed, my iPhone game Wooden Labyrinth 3D has won the Best Student Program title in the Apple Design Awards 2009. There were a total of six awards for iPhone applications.

 

 

 

The win was quite a surprise I have to admit. The game never got featured on App Store or got any other kind of recognition from Apple. Which in itself is rather odd, given that the free version has shipped over 1.8 million copies ( +over 30k copies of the paid ver.).

 

 

 

But yay, the booty is rather nice. A 30 inch cinema display, maxed out 15inch MacBook Pro, an iPhone and an iPod Touch (plus ADC membship for a year). Pretty epic! On top of that, I managed to get interviewed to a couple of Finnish news papers and Internet publications. (and of course international websites)

 

 

 

So, yeah. Thought I'd let you know that there can be a good future for a tip.it gfx noob!

 

 

 

Macworld coverage on the awards:http://www.macworld.com/article/141078/2009/06/apple_design_awards.html

 

Gameplay video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IexqExaHwRk

Great job :

 

 

 

I had an actual wooden version of this, but I lost it. I'm thinking about getting this now.

Wow, congratulations! Also, when I was vacationing in Florida a two weeks ago, my cousin showed me his iPod Touch and it had this game on it. I had no idea it was made by someone on tip it! :shock: That's really cool!

Awesome, congratulations! :thumbup:

Wow, really awesome :) Didn't think there would be any iPhone Developers here.

 

Nice job, I heard about your game earlier today, never would have thought it was someone from TIF :)

Great job, man!

That is awesome. Nice one!

 

Hearing stuff like this makes me feel so much better when it's a TipIter :mrgreen:

Wow, seriously that's great! It's weird to think of a Tip.Iter doing something aewsome like this. \

 

 

 

I'm jealous of the prizes though. :-#

Never would have thought you would have gotten so far.

 

 

 

Great job man. :thumbup:

If you don't mind me asking, how much money have you made off of the game?

Huge Congratulations mate, that is a massive achievement :thumbup:

 

 

 

And...

 

 

 

*Parties for you*

 

Great job. :D

I got teh free version, i liek to create levels. no idea it was made by a fellow tiffer

Never would have thought you would have gotten so far.

 

 

 

Great job man. :thumbup:

 

 

 

Haha, thanks for the encouragement. Or.. wait. WHAT? :shock: :x

 

 

 

As for how much the game has generated. Well, so far $60k, before taxes and cuts to people who helped in the development. But it is still averaging about $700 a day, so, it's all good! :thumbsup: \

 

 

 

Oh and if there are still über talented artists like I remember this place having, feel free to drop me a line, if you'd want to be part of a future project. It's not that I don't like making the graphics for the projects - it's just that there is always a shortage of coding.

 

 

 

Thanks for the congrats btw. It's pretty sweet. Now I can always say I'm an ADA winner!! :thumbsup: 8-)

WOW! O_O

 

That's going to look good on your C.V. ;) :thumbup:

Awesome. :D Which Finnish newspapers?

Awesome. :D Which Finnish newspapers?

 

 

 

There was quite a large article in Helsingin-Sanomat on 17.5.2009 (page E2). The picture of me playing Pajatzo is rather epic. Then yesterday Taloussanomat had this story http://www.kauppalehti.fi/5/i/talous/uu ... 9/06/23065 . This appeared also in print (like the original HS thing).

 

 

 

Overall, a good bit of press, which has given our consulting company a nice amount of work.

OMGOMGOMGOGM

 

 

 

wow. really nice achievement !

 

 

 

Haha, thanks for the encouragement. Or.. wait. WHAT?

 

 

 

yeah, the NADSTER is like that. or i'll just call him nads. haha nads.

 

 

 

 

 

great job again.

 

 

 

how much sweet moola are you sweeping in ?

Congratulations. My friends used to play that game all the time :o Funny to know it was made by someone from Tip.It. Sounds like you got some nice stuff from Apple as well :)

Congratulations! =D>

 

 

 

Too bad that I missed the news on HS. But I want your prizes.

Haha nah I didn't mean it like that Avanor. I just still remember you back when you started, never would have figured you'd get so good. :P

Awesome. :D Which Finnish newspapers?

 

 

 

There was quite a large article in Helsingin-Sanomat on 17.5.2009 (page E2). The picture of me playing Pajatzo is rather epic. Then yesterday Taloussanomat had this story http://www.kauppalehti.fi/5/i/talous/uu ... 9/06/23065 . This appeared also in print (like the original HS thing).

 

 

 

Overall, a good bit of press, which has given our consulting company a nice amount of work.

 

I neither read nor subscribe to HS :-# . I have a subscription to HBL, however, and I can tell you there wasn't anything in there about it. :P

Damn, never would have thought me buying that app would give money to a tifer.

 

Plus I'd be pretty happy with 700$ a day, I barely get 100 when I'm working.

What the... :shock: I can't believe that, but congrats anyway! We Finns rule, don't we? ;)