Tablet Gaming

I've been thinking about gaming on Tablets. Card games, Whack A Mole-like pound games, and board games benefit from the direct interaction you get from the tablet stylus. But what would a Tablet-specific game that takes advantage of the unique features you get from a Tablet/UMPC look like? It might incorporate:

• Direct manipulation of objects
• Ink recognition
• Ease of drawing / sketching
• On-the-fly screen orientation changes (yes some flat panel monitors can do this, but it's not functionality a game designer could count on)
• Variable pen pressure (on most Tablets anyway - neither the tiny Fujitsu nor any of the extant UMPCs support this)

I have a few ideas but nothing earth-shattering yet. I can feel a breakthrough game lurking here. Find it before I do so I don't have to build it! <g/>

Comments

• Anonymous
  June 16, 2006
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• Anonymous
  June 21, 2006
  You may want to take a look at the Nintendo DS.  It has many games that use just the stylus and the touchscreen.