Ok, as you can see from the screenshot here this is very basic stuff...
This thing was made using Mobile Processing , a very nice and promising developement framework java for mobile applications.
The idea is as simple as it gets... destroy the spaceship (ehm, lets say the colored circle) before it gets down to the earth. You know, the old story...
Every space ship emits one note, you use your phone's keypad to play the 'defense' note, and if you hit the right one... guess what... the spaceship will disappear and our planet will be finally safe... but..uh...wait.. one more ship coming!!
Ideas for developemnt:
- Draw a better spaceship maybe? Anyone have a space invaders spaceship image I can borrow... I love those..
- Different levels: say the invading note could be chosen on different octaves, that makes it more difficult to guess..
- Different spreads, you could start only with smaller intervals, or maybe only with some intervals, and then widen up
- Interval recognition instead of note recognition: harmonic intervals, arpeggios...
- Fix some bugs
Known bugs:
On some phones (as my nokia 6630) there seems to be a problem when two notes are playing at the same time. This will soon (ah ah, ehm, no, really soon..) be fixed.. meanwhile just wait for the alien to play its note then grin and play yours..
On most phones it works fine though...
Again, on my nokia6630 there seems to be a problem with the mobile processing library, so midi can not be used.
This is why this version uses system sounds. There a bit 80's retro kind of, but when you get used to them they are not bad...
I will publish a midi version soon, with a nice piano note being played...
anyway get it here:
PitchPocket
and let me know what you think...
3 commenti:
ciao!
ho provato a scaricare il file java via bluetooth ....ma non riesco a completare il download. Mi sa che devo provare via cavo...che ovviamente non ho! vabbeh..comunque è una figata!
alberto
Your software is interesting, but not vegetarian. I learn to play guitar and want to write ear training programm for mobile phone to practice in transport. It should not require pushing buttons - just listening. I've never written software for mobile phones. I'd be very thankful if you gave me an advice what technology to use (i think it would be java using wav or midi), what IDE is best. Also you kindly offered to have a glance at your code. If you'll have time to answer email to wolverenewhite at gmail point com. Thanks in advance, Alex
@wolverene unfortunately I lost the source for this app but I am lanning to release a new version soon... as for ide I used flashlite for my final version. Of course you can use some of the eclipse based Ides for mobile java. But if all you need is listening I suggest you get some ear training mp3's and listen to it while on the move. :-) The Jamey Aebersold ear training audio is supposedly very good.
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