Boxtufty Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Hey, I have never seen up-down-left-right touch input on a phone game. Every game seems to automate either navigation, shooting or jumping, and leave the user with only one or two gestures for input. I haven't played many phone games so I was hoping someone could share some examples where up-down-left-right is successfully implemented, or at least shed some light on why developers don't even use an on-screen dpad/ analog stick. Thank you for your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericjbasti Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 You should look at this: http://seb.ly/2011/04/multi-touch-game-controller-in-javascripthtml5-for-ipad/ Boxtufty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxtufty Posted May 11, 2014 Author Share Posted May 11, 2014 thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimatematchthree Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Try playing this Spongebob platformer built with Flambe from a desktop then on a mobile device. On a desktop, the game is controlled using the keyboard. On mobile, a couple of buttons appear on the right hand side for jumping and using the flashlight. Beginning a touch at any point on the screen (establishing a "pivot point") then moving this touch away from the initial point makes the character walk, turning the entire screen into a virtual D-pad without the need for a corresponding graphical element on the display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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