From the looks of it they have just gone "Hey, get the SDK and make games for Sifteo!" which is quite a different dev model than for many other mobile platforms (I may be wrong, but I havent yet seen something saying I need to pay to make games for Sifteo). If someone I know goes to the US for a week I will see what I can do about getting a set.
Didn't know these things were called Sifteos, the open approach is exactly what they need since they are a brand new platform that needs some game lovin! And I second @edg3's motion - $139 for a set of 3 seems...... juuust a tad expensive, but I wouldn't mind for its potential for usefulness. Wonder how other people feel about the price? I'd like a set too :)
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Saw this on their games page: https://www.sifteo.com/games "Coming in 2013 A game by Richard Garfield Creator of Magic: The Gathering"
Sweeeeet :) I LOVE digitised board/card game concepts. Anything to reduce card sleeves/shuffling/lost counters/broken miniatures :)
Sifteo has partnered with the Experimental Gameplay Project to offer a two-month design competition for the new Sifteo Cubes interactive game system. Entry is free as is the Sifteo SDK. Competition organizers estimate 10% of entrants will move onto the second round of judging, and all of those developers will receive a free three-cube set to finish development. One student or designer can optionally choose an internship with Sifteo as a prize, while the overall winner will get a publishing deal on the system. Developers have until the end of January to complete the first round. This requires a small prototype built with the Sifteo SDK, along with any other images, or videos that help give "a sense of your design without having to install the SDK." Indies behind Bit.Trip and Johann Sebestian Joust discussed Sifteo Cubes with IndieGames last month, sharing the unique opportunities and obstacles of the system. Given the novel, experimental nature of the cubes, the pairing for this competition seems apt.
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EDIT:
Saw this on their games page: https://www.sifteo.com/games
"Coming in 2013
A game by Richard Garfield
Creator of Magic: The Gathering"
Sweeeeet :) I LOVE digitised board/card game concepts. Anything to reduce card sleeves/shuffling/lost counters/broken miniatures :)
I know the price may seem steep but considering the tech that's packed into each cube it may be worth it. Also, prices will drop as time goes by.