Chapter 3 now is finally available inside the Wormworld Saga App for iPad and Android tablets.
I'm sorry that it again took a lot longer than expected. I was expecting at least some delay because I hadn't finished the special features in time. Then the French translation got delayed, there were some delays at the developer and the Apple submission took a little bit longer than expected, too. Well, of course we'll try to be faster the next time but the whole process is really complicated as hell so I won't make false promises to you.
Ok, but now Chapter 3 has landed on the app and of course I want to tease you a bit to purchase the Collector's Edition by showing some small peaks into the special content.
I added two new items to the artbook section of the app. In "The Making of Chapter 3" you'll find some work in progress "color blockings" of panel artwork and I show a lot of my character and creature development artwork (studies, drawings, digital sculptures).
"Sketchbook #2" has a bunch of recent and older (but never published) sketches associated to Chapter 3.
And the Colector's Edition of Chapter 3 of course comes with Artwork Mode (you can fade out the word balloons in order to examine the artwork) and Sketch mode (you can switch to a preliminary sketch version) which again contains a lot of behind the scenes author commentary.
I also want to announce that I'm very aware of the fact that there are many people who are interested in the special content but don't own a tablet device to run the app. I'm currently looking into possibilities to provide these special features in formats that don't require a tablet device. I'll keep you updated on that!
I think that at some point a nice hardcover/paperback album could sum all of the behind the scene art in very exquisite way.
ReplyDeleteHope to see that someday :)
The publisher of the German book plans to incorporate 'Making Of' material in the book. We'll see how this is going to turn out. A standalone 'Making Of' book is a nice idea, too.
DeleteI think a PC version of the app would work quite well - maybe something that is in-browser, like a Google Chrome App. I would definitely love to catch up on all the things I'm missing on the collectors edition app!
ReplyDeleteFor some time now I'm dreaming of an enhanced Wormworld Saga Website with user login and all the special features directly inside the browser. That would be a major investment but I hope to be able to get there some day.
DeleteI'd love a version that didn't need a tablet. I know it might be a lot of work for you. On the other hand, you'd get money from more people.
ReplyDeletethe android app still crashes, ICS 4.03 and its an asus transformer prime
ReplyDeleteIt would be great if you could describe the problem in more detail in a mail to mail@wormworldsaga.com. I will forward this to the developers. Unfortunately, the Android platform is much more complicated than the iOS platform due to the huge amount of different devices.
DeleteDo you have any updates regarding support for the Galaxy Nexus? It meets the minimum resolution, so I'm just waiting for any info on the app.
ReplyDeleteapp crashes when I'm trying to open chapter 3. :(
ReplyDeleteUsing ICS