TalonBot
08-31-2009, 02:11 PM
The mythical Apple Tablet (http://www.tuaw.com/tag/apple+tablet/) is one of those lovely shiny objects that we'd all love to have but has yet to officially be announced by Apple. Still, that doesn't stop folk dreaming now does it? Well Cult of Mac (http://www.cultofmac.com) recently posted an article (http://www.cultofmac.com/how-apples-tablet-will-rock-for-gaming/15139) on on how the Tablet will change gaming. The essential gist of the piece is that the Tablet will be a larger version of the iPhone but -- and here's where it gets interesting -- it also features a demo video showing how WoW might work if you decided to play it on the Tablet.
The demo was created by an anonymous graduate student called, unsurprisingly, Jon Doe. Doe has used actual game footage from Darnassus to figure out how you could use your fingers to play the game, rather than the more traditional mouse and keyboard. He only really goes into moving around and how the movement of your wrist affects the character but it's an intriguing start. Multitouch is becoming a way of life, so how would it work if you controlled your toon with one hand and used the action bar with your right?
Check out the video above.
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The demo was created by an anonymous graduate student called, unsurprisingly, Jon Doe. Doe has used actual game footage from Darnassus to figure out how you could use your fingers to play the game, rather than the more traditional mouse and keyboard. He only really goes into moving around and how the movement of your wrist affects the character but it's an intriguing start. Multitouch is becoming a way of life, so how would it work if you controlled your toon with one hand and used the action bar with your right?
Check out the video above.
Filed under: Fan stuff (http://www.wow.com/category/fan-stuff/), Odds and ends (http://www.wow.com/category/odds-and-ends/), News items (http://www.wow.com/category/news-items/)
How WoW might be played on the Apple Tablet (http://www.wow.com/2009/08/31/how-wow-might-be-played-on-the-apple-tablet/) originally appeared on WoW.com (http://www.wow.com) on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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