Orca vs. Great White

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  1. DolphinFlipJumpSpin

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    "remarkably lifelike movements, from the twitch of his tail to the depths of his dives"

    -National Geographic


    "Putting us in the shoes (or, more accurately, fins, hooves, and paws) of various virtual critters helps us see the real world from a number of unique perspectives. "

    -Kotaku


    "Move over, Goat Simulator; a new game is looking to dethrone your spot as the ultimate animal physics experience.... a huge draw will simply be the fun of playing with the physics of the animals"

    -The Escapist


    video to follow soon

    avail on >= iPhone 4s, iPad2 . Coming end of Aug. No IAP. No Ads.
     
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    I Am Dolphin Video

    more gameplay video to follow upon request.
     
  3. Kirs

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    Day One Buy!

    But, are you seriously going with 'Orca Vs Great White'?
     
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    Coulda sworn it's 'I Am Dolphin'.
    Regardless, this looks awesome and I can't wait to grab this ASAP!
    And no IAP or ads?! Yeah man!
     
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    I feel so sorry for those dolphins in the aquarium, they belong to the ocean, nowhere else
     
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    I agree. Tell that to Sea World! Should close it down!
    But seriously, I doubt if any animals were harmed or mistreated in the making of this game!:D
     
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    Tense Gameplay Moments

    Advanced physics simulation runs 100% animation. Each enemy category (single fish, pack of fish, single shark, pack of shark) has unique ai to master in order to defeat.

    (turn up volume)


    Hammerhead, Tiger, Bull, Blue, BlackTip Reef, Lemon, Mako, Great White sharks (and many more), each with unique intelligence, speed, agility, and fighting style.

    Choose between Bandit (Bottlenose Dolphin), Zoey (Orca), or Simon (Commersons dolphin) to play, each with unique physics and motor dynamics.

    $2.99 - all content. No iap. No ads :cool:.
     
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    I'm gonna be liking this! However, no whale would eat another fish or animal tail first like in the video. Just sayin'. No biggie I guess. Most people won't notice.
    Wish I could play this now!!:D
     
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    I Am Dolphin Game Icon

    This will be the game icon for

    I Am
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    Screenshot from Bandit (bottlenose dolphin) vs. Mako Shark. The Mako is about to dart forward and bite - you have a split second here to either turn inwards and bite first, dart away, or carefully move so the Mako does not have enough hydrodynamic drag to turn into you.


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    Battle Gameplay

    Short battle, Bandit (Bottlenose Dolphin) VS Rainbow Runner. The Rainbow runner here has a very low intelligence so its a fairly easy kill for a practiced finger-swipe - but still evades skillfully. Most fish-battles have multiple fish, are far more intelligent (coordinate strategically), and bite back. This is a good video of physics/dynamics of the dolphin. All motion and animation is generated from physics. Zero canned animations. It has virtual muscles, bones, and we even modeled the hydrodynamics of the water. In short, its visceral. You "feel" the physics intensely. Boosting is controlled by tapping on the left of the screen. Movement is swipe.

     
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    I Am Impatient. For this to release.
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  12. Andre

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    Countdown the release day now!!!
     
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    I prefer 100% realistic models over cartoony eyed ones I'm seeing in the vids. The animation blew me away....its just them eyes..lol.
     
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    Top down, sharks perspective with some morphing (excuse the crudeness, this is an old video. Much more polished now but don't have time to cut one as we are gearing up to release any day now). I may let you be a shark in updates - and do a "top down" "Card" (This will all make sense as I release the actual gamplay and battle flow).
     
  15. Nullzone

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    Can you play without any fighting, just swim around and enjoy the - hopefully existing - scenery? My 3year old would like that, I think.
     
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    I really like the icon!!
     
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    concept sketches

    Some concept sketches for a few Shark nemeses. Every shark in the game has unique dynamics, and enhanced characteristics but based upon some traits we studied. So, for example, sharks that are more electrically sensitive we use as a trait to attack when you have jerky movements.
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    #18 DolphinFlipJumpSpin, Aug 15, 2014
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    The game is not intended for 3 year olds (however, some random cards (will explain soon) will allow you to free jump which is a lot of fun, do aerial acrobatics, and also easily eat as many fish as you can). This is an edge of your seat type battle game where you explore movement, predation, sea creatures, and being prey. It is not about scenery exploration. It is about movement/dynamics exploration.

    While coding/debugging, on a number of occasions I've been swimming looking (debugging) and a shark with a certain behavior (I forgot was in there) would dart up from underneath and scare the (*@*#& out of me. That's what we are aiming for - adrenaline and emotion - An intense experience where you really "feel" being a predator (and the satisfaction) and prey. The artwork is cute because that fits our overall ethos. Its lots of action, but we try to keep it as tasteful as we can.
     
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    @Dolphin: thanks a lot for the reply! Too bad it's a fighting game, well for my kid at least ;)
    Overall it does sound quite interesting, might give it a shot myself once it's out.
     
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    Love the concept of the fishes too much. How long did you draw a fish?
     

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