Motostik 2

Just this morning I submitted the second version of Motostik to the App Store for review, meaning that an update should be available and should be automatically pulled down in the next 5-10 days. Originally I was intending to pack more in this update, but noticed a pretty significant bug that was preventing iPad users from sharing poses. Instead, they get a crash...which is no good at all. So decided to pack in a couple of cool additions and push it out quick so users won't want to slap me on the head for being a sloppy developer. The biggest change in this release is the ability to add multiple stick men and chairs to poses. This should make creating and sharing poses a bit more interesting and fun. If you have ideas for things you'd like to be able to add, let me know. The complete list of changes is included below. The next release will focus on improving the animation component. Happy tapping!

• Fixed various bugs.
• Added the ability to double tap to hide the controls in poses
• Added ability to add/delete stick men from poses.
• Added ability to add/delete chairs from poses.
• Smoothed out the joints.

Now you can have more than one stick man in a pose.

Motostik 1

I created Motostik as a hobby, which is why its supporting page is this simple blog instead of a snazzy website, and am working to incrementally improve it to make it a bit more rich and engaging. My feeling is that a second version should be out the door in a month or so. In the mean time, if you have any comments/suggestions/feedback, feel free to include them in an App Store review, a comment on this blog, or contact me directly at dustin.garvey@gmail.com.

While Motostik cannot do much at the moment, one interesting and kind of fun use that I've discovered once it got into my pocket has been to send poses as part of text messages or Facebook posts. Some of my favorites are included below. If you have any you think are cool, feel free to e-mail them to me and if I concur with your assessment, I'll post them here for everyone to enjoy.

Thanks for reading and tapping!

Reading a book so engaging that I cannot be bothered to sit down.

Locked out of apartment.

Waiting.

Running for the door because is freakin' Friday!

Slapping the knee because my pun was so delightfully awesome. (Marissa Miller)

Meditating on the true meaning and impact of Ketchup.