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2-finger space shooter, in pinch position. One finger moves the ship, the other points the gun. It would be and awesome way to control a game.
Generate graphics using video - human photo graphics for old-school type game (like contra starring arnold)
Utica games
- Hot Dog Eating Contest collaboration - Much like paper toss or angry birds
  - Hot dogs fall from the sky like astrosmash. Touch hot dog and swipe towards bear's mouth. Difficulty changes by how big his mouth is. Add your own face animation if you like.
App/other ideas:
- Bluetooth controller:
  - 6 buttons & gamepad
  - Analog stick
  - Things to try:
    - Connect a bluetooth keyboard
    - Look for bluetooth gamepads
    - Look into console gamepads to connect wirelessly
- Proof of concept:
  - Hello Android
  - Create an icon for the app
    - 512x512 for Android store, plus several smaller res versions
    - Launcher icons should be 32-bit PNGs with an alpha channel for transparency
      - Create icons with these resolutions
      - Easy way
  - Display an image
  - Play a song and play sound effects
  - Access accelerometer input
  - OpenGl or other 3d stuff
    - sdl.org has an official android port
    - http://www.anddev.org/sdl_port_for_android_sdk-ndk_16-t9218.html
- Experimental apps:
  - Display an image that stays parallel to the real ground using the accelerometer
  - Display a dreamcast in 3d
- Ideas
  - Fishing
    - Enter the following:
      - Location
      - Desired Time
    - Report on:
      - Moon phase
      - Sunrise, sunset
      - Barometric Pressure
      - Tides
      - Fetch stats from forums
  - Games
    - Astrosmash-style game. Always shooting
    - 2-finger game - ship flies, 2nd finger aims, always shooting
    - A simple, but complete perfect game using SDL and/or opengl and publish it.
      - Magic carpet using accelerometers
        stay within circles