Comments on: Social Platform: OpenFeint http://www.alexcurylo.com/blog/2009/05/31/social-platform-openfeint/ Alex Curylo, iPhone Programmer Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chat room warning! at Under The Bridge http://www.alexcurylo.com/blog/2009/05/31/social-platform-openfeint/comment-page-1/#comment-2141 Chat room warning! at Under The Bridge Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:55:51 +0000 http://www.alexcurylo.com/blog/?p=888#comment-2141 [...] Here’s something you should be aware of if you’re planning to add any chat room type feature to your application — it forces you into a mature rating on the app store! This email arrived from those OpenFeint people who do a social networking platform for iPhone games that we mentioned before: [...] [...] Here’s something you should be aware of if you’re planning to add any chat room type feature to your application — it forces you into a mature rating on the app store! This email arrived from those OpenFeint people who do a social networking platform for iPhone games that we mentioned before: [...]

]]> By: Daniel http://www.alexcurylo.com/blog/2009/05/31/social-platform-openfeint/comment-page-1/#comment-1949 Daniel Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:45:50 +0000 http://www.alexcurylo.com/blog/?p=888#comment-1949 I guess it is only fair that we also chip in on this one. :-) AGON Online is a complete social platform for iPhone and iPod Touch games. It is a location-aware online high score system, complete with profiles, friends, awards, cross promotion etc. Think Xbox Live on-the-go. http://developer.agon-online.com/ Our Google Maps integration is a visually pleasing way to see the geo-tagged high scores: http://developer.agon-online.com/2009/06/03/multiple-leaderboards-google-maps/ I guess it is only fair that we also chip in on this one. :-)

AGON Online is a complete social platform for iPhone and iPod Touch games. It is a location-aware online high score system, complete with profiles, friends, awards, cross promotion etc. Think Xbox Live on-the-go.

http://developer.agon-online.com/

Our Google Maps integration is a visually pleasing way to see the geo-tagged high scores:

http://developer.agon-online.com/2009/06/03/multiple-leaderboards-google-maps/

]]> By: nikwest http://www.alexcurylo.com/blog/2009/05/31/social-platform-openfeint/comment-page-1/#comment-1857 nikwest Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:06:18 +0000 http://www.alexcurylo.com/blog/?p=888#comment-1857 Well, there is also Scoreloop for the iPhone (and other platforms). In addition to leader boards and facebook integration the Scoreloop SDK has the following advantages: - challenges, one can challenge anybody by mail, through facebook or other social networks. It's a lot more attractive, if you can play a game against your buddies and compare yourself with others. - buddies, you can add buddies to Scoreloop and then you can sess what they are doing, what games they play and whom they are challenging. - web based community - avatars, skill based matching system, cross game achievements and many more And best of all, it's completely free for the developer. There is no cost involved at all. Well, there is also Scoreloop for the iPhone (and other platforms).

In addition to leader boards and facebook integration the Scoreloop SDK has the following advantages:

- challenges, one can challenge anybody by mail, through facebook or other social networks. It’s a lot more attractive, if you can play a game against your buddies and compare yourself with others.
- buddies, you can add buddies to Scoreloop and then you can sess what they are doing, what games they play and whom they are challenging.
- web based community
- avatars, skill based matching system, cross game achievements and many more

And best of all, it’s completely free for the developer. There is no cost involved at all.

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