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Could iPhone’s Hidden Video Out Lead to Big Screen Gaming?
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 at 2:05 PM - by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Freeverse producer Bruce Morrison has successfully demoed the iPhone game Moto Chaser being displayed on a TV. Mr. Morrison was able to achieve this with only a few hours of development time used to apply a hidden feature of the iPhone SDK, which was first discovered by Ars Technica in November, 2008.
Mr. Morrison's experiments came with some limitations, however, including a maximum of about 20 frames per second, which he qualified as "nearly playable." In addition, the touch screen controls didn't work, although the accelerometer did. He also found that the second generation iPod touch was the best device for the experiment, since its processor is better than both the first generation model and both generations of the iPhone.
A screen grab of the YouTube video showing Freeverse's experiment
AppleInsider, which also linked to ArsTechnica's coverage of this development, earlier this year ran a story about Apple's plans for better iPhone processors. While most developers assume the hidden video out function is aimed only at movie and TV show watching, as well as photo slideshows, the more advanced hardware of future generations of the iPhone and iPod touch will likely allow games to benefit as well.
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