{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Short Game","title":"14: iOS Gaming & Leo’s Fortune","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d40c9b25\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4743,"description":"iOS Gaming & Leo’s Fortune\nIn this episode, Raygan and Nate are joined by friend of the show Laura Nash as we talk about Leo’s Fortune in particular, and the present and future of iOS smartphones as a gaming platform in general.\nLeo’s Fortune won an Apple Design Award in 2014 but it’s the one game that none of us had played in time for our Apple Design Award Winners 2014 episode a few weeks ago. This week, we attempt to remedy the oversight.\nThis also gives us the opportunity to discuss in depth the strengths and weaknesses of iOS and other touch screen devices as gaming platforms. We talk about asynchronous multiplayer, “augmented reality” and the future of quality gaming on a platform where games can seem a little ephemeral, or even disposable.\nLinks for this episode\n\nClickteam – Multimedia Fusion 2\nTowerFall\nCalifornia Extreme | An arcade game and pinball celebration\nSnacks ‘n Jaxson – Videogame by Bally Sente\nCatball Eats It All (iOS) | Joystiq\nSpaceteam: Cooperative Party Game for Phones and Tablets\n11 – Apple Design Award Winners 2014 | The Short Game\nDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for Wii U\nRube Goldberg Trailer for Leo ‘s Fortune [Original video]\nLeo’s Fortune Rube Goldberg [Behind the scenes]\nTomorrow Corporation : Little Inferno\nSometimes You Die on the App Store on iTunes\nSonic the Hedgehog 2 on the App Store on iTunes\nBADLAND – Atmospheric Side-Scrolling Action Adventure Game from Frogmind\nRolando (video game) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia\nSoosiz for iPhone and iPod touch, Soosiz HD for iPad\nAstronut on the App Store on iTunes\nWaking Mars\nGBA4iOS\nGhost Trick: Phantom Detective – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia\nGoogle Ingress – Augmented reality game\nSphero Robot Ball | Game System for iOS and Android\nSword & Poker on the App Store on iTunes\nThanks to Laura for guest-hosting on our podcast this week.\n\n\nLaura J. Nash (laurajnash) on Twitter\n\nSpace Happens Season 1: How to Save the Universe by The Fake Geek Girl — Kickstarter\n\n“A satire...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/CxYZwjjs_4iLjyLDzLnaaznbL5170eSsi-gM7hls96Q/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iYzFm/ZGZmOGU2NDYxOTZl/YzAzNTU2NWM4MzJk/NzBmNy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}