Why are there so many 14 year olds? And a question about some code..

General (non-technical) Off-Topic
#1

14 year olds… 14 year olds everywhere… I mean not just here but literally all over the pace. Gamesalad and Xcode too! Whats going on here… When I was 14 I was trying skateboard and didn’t care about much of anything unless it was GTA III. Maybe this is some type of marketing ploy? No offense bubble ball dude it just seems a little fishy. But thinking about it, it really is a good idea to get your app going… So if you were to lie about your age and say you were 14/ however young, would there be any legality issues there?
Oh yeah, and heres my question about the code, I have a ton of odd shapes that need to be removed when touched. The problem is when I touch the shape it removes from the image and not the actually physics body coordinates. So you basically can touch an few mm out and the shape will delete. I really need this fixed.

Heres the current event im running for this,

[code] local removeBody = function( event )
local t = event.target
local phase = event.phase

if(event.phase==“began”) then
event.target:removeSelf()
end

return true
end

[/code]
Surely this isnt too big of a problem to solve? [import]uid: 10355 topic_id: 6430 reply_id: 306430[/import]

#2

well, I am a 14 year old ( a couple of times over ) In a game setting think of it as a multiplier, some guys are just 1x better, I am a 14 year old that is 2x to 3x better

?:wink:

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#3

Hey, I really am 14. You saw my picture. :slight_smile: If you were to lie and say you were 14, you would have to get a conservator (kind of like a parent, except they can do legally binding stuff in your name), and have them do all the contracts and transferring of rights, taxes, yada yada, etc. etc. That’s what I get to do!!! :stuck_out_tongue: [import]uid: 8782 topic_id: 6430 reply_id: 22505[/import]

#4

Oh, and @Evna, your code question: I don’t think that’s easily solved. In Bubble Ball with the triangles you can grab anywhere in the image and it will move and register touch events. It was bugging me for a while but eventually I just let it go. It seems like I saw somewhere how to do that, not sure where… [import]uid: 8782 topic_id: 6430 reply_id: 22506[/import]

#5

Hey Robert, good to see you online. Hope you’re still enjoying your celebrity status :slight_smile: I wish this forum let us search for posts by user, because I’d be interested to see what you went through learning to write your game. I’m assuming you made use of the forums here, or didn’t you need ask any questions? :wink: [import]uid: 23949 topic_id: 6430 reply_id: 22508[/import]

#6

@Robert, the comment response was not directed at you. We know you are 14 year old and we are happy for you to have achieved that glory.

Many have the question what was it about your app that made it rise to #1 and 7 million downloads. It is just not replicable. There is no scientific explanation to that other than gameplay. However given that, there are certain games that have move involved gameplay and better graphics (just an observation), so it doesn’t make sense on how a game could shoot up to the million download mark.

One probable explanation is that around Christmas after iTunes Store opened up, people wanted something new, and that was the first app that they found that was new and could work with. So they went for it. Anyways, cannot pin point the reason.

Following your story, a lot of people are falsely claiming that they are 14, not 13, not 15, 14 year olds and are everywhere on the internet adding to noise. So in response to that, I am also a 14 year old but with a multiplier in between 2x to 3x

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#7

@programmer, The celebrity-ness is kind of wearing off now, which is good! :slight_smile: I definitely used the forums. A great community is one of Corona’s biggest strengths. I asked all sorts of miscellaneous newbie questions here. [import]uid: 8782 topic_id: 6430 reply_id: 22510[/import]

#8

Well done and enjoy it Robert. Not many people get worldwide fame (I’m in Australia), at any age! [import]uid: 23949 topic_id: 6430 reply_id: 22511[/import]

#9

@Programmer

If there was a Corona Developers meet in Australia, would you be interested in attending it?

I am working closely with Carlos to try to get one organised here in Australia. I am unfortunately not getting enough interest, it is a bit disappointing, Australians are very talented, but… c’mon a bit more initiative will be nice.

spread the word if you can, if we can get enough interest, around May, before WWDC, we can have a conference in Australia. Probable locations can be Sydney/Brisbane/Gold Coast/Melbourne or even some nice places like Cairns. [import]uid: 3826 topic_id: 6430 reply_id: 22519[/import]

#10

Depends on a few things, like how far I’ve gotten into Corona between now and May. I’m just getting into it, and unfortunately I don’t get all that much time to play with it. Realities of life. I think it’s a good idea and would really like to support it, but I can’t promise anything at this stage. Good luck :slight_smile: [import]uid: 23949 topic_id: 6430 reply_id: 22539[/import]

#11

It’s funny to see how the things we do while growing up have changed over the years. It’ll be crazy to see what kids are doing 20 years from now.

Buttttttttttttt, back to the code. I know there is a key to this because in the Bridge sample it does exactly what im trying to do. Although, when I put that event into my code layout it doesn’t work properly and still deletes from the picture.Its really frustrating because I need it to work for my game to work. >:(

Oh yeah, And if you’re still reading this, Nay, I hope you go through with that open source peggle type game! I had an Idea for a game like that and would love to since what it looks like. [import]uid: 10355 topic_id: 6430 reply_id: 22633[/import]

#12

I’m going to finish that open source peggle thingy hopefully in a few days, I’m just finishing adding 40 more levels for a bubble ball update with in app purchases to submit later today! After that, I’ll have more time to spend on peggle clone. [import]uid: 8782 topic_id: 6430 reply_id: 22710[/import]

#13

Awesome I cant wait! And hey good luck with the update… Cha-ching, much? :smiley: [import]uid: 10355 topic_id: 6430 reply_id: 22761[/import]

#14

I think its great and lets face it at age 14 you have plenty of time to do work. I was coding at that age, in fact I started at 13 with a sinclair zx81 stuck with it for a few years and a couple of years later was trying to sell some simple games to local publishers.

Of course its great that these guys have access to a worldwide market via the itunes store.

Well done Robert awesome acheivement. I think there was a great story there which the press jumped on as it made news and helped you know end. Nice to see you will do in-app and monetise your work.

Good Luck! [import]uid: 7334 topic_id: 6430 reply_id: 22927[/import]