Ilari Niitamo

Developer | Designer | Illustrator. WWDC18 Apple Design Award Winner. Partner @YATATOY. Co-founder @PintxoCreative. MA @AaltoARTS. Alumni @StartuplifersHQ.

[Ilari Niitamo @iniitamo]

So this happened... I guess :). On Monday I picked up an Apple Design Award for our app BANDIMAL at WWDC 2018. Yay...? It truly is humbling to be awarded about the greatest honor in our industry. https://t.co/3yPd9je587 @Apple @YATATOY #wwdc #wwdc2018 #appledesignawards #bandimal

[Ilari Niitamo @iniitamo]

Find it here: https://t.co/XG8xxklwOr! Thanks again to @lucas_zanotto and @UlrichTroyer!

[Ilari Niitamo @iniitamo]

What is a Pinrila 🐧🦍🐨? Or a Canpanfante 🦘🐒🐘? Find out in #MIXIMAL, now adding Brazilian Portuguese 🇧🇷 as a new language! Made by @YATATOY!

(Beautifully voiced by @eazanotti 📣)

[Ilari Niitamo @iniitamo]

Super cool interview from @iFDESIGNAWARD with @lucas_zanotto, about our kids apps at @YATATOY. Thanks 😎! #design #YATATOY

https://t.co/oVnL8Lbidc

[Ilari Niitamo @iniitamo]

Check it here: https://t.co/XG8xxklwOr! Thanks again to @lucas_zanotto and @UlrichTroyer!

[Ilari Niitamo @iniitamo]

We at @YATATOY are proud to announce #MIXIMAL is now available in yet another language: (European) Portuguese 🇵🇹! Kids can create wacky animals like Pincola or Flaquizé 😜 ...all of it with full voice acting 😎.

(Fantastically voiced by Marcos Fernandes 🗣)

[Ilari Niitamo @iniitamo]

@DanielThomasArt @GrundislavGames So neat!

[Ilari Niitamo @iniitamo]

@GrundislavGames Oh that would be a damned shame!

[Ilari Niitamo @iniitamo]

@Nordea_Aspa @Nordea Pitäisi ilmoittaa kuolinpesän tilitietoja verottajalle asap. Oletettavasti Nordea korvaa siis myös verottajalta tulevat lisämaksut, eikö vaan @Nordea_Aspa?

[Ilari Niitamo @iniitamo]

@Nordea_Aspa @Nordea ID:n reaktivointi kestää 3-5pv kirjeitse. Siihen tuplat, jotta saan Business-tilin oikeudet (kahta validointia ei tehdä samanaikaisesti 🤦‍♂️). Korvaako Nordea menetetyt verkko-ostokset ja esim. HSL sakkomaksun, koska maksuja ei voi validoida? Asiakaspalvelukin vaatii ID:n!

[Ilari Niitamo @iniitamo]

@luiseteiart I was revealing hotspots a lot while playing Gibbous. But the reason was that while the backgrounds are visually really rich, hotspots are sparse. You get used to a bad experience while hotspot-scanning, so you learn to skip. I wouldn’t have finished the game without the feature.

[Ilari Niitamo @iniitamo]

@luiseteiart I think it varies by game, but I would opt for it as an option. I’m playing Broken Sword 5 on PS5 now, and they don’t have hotspot revealing. It’s really torturous to scan with the controller, since the hotspots in the game are sparse and not intuitive. Missing the feature!

[Ilari Niitamo @iniitamo]

@leandrinux @luiseteiart I remember playing some game on iPad where you would actively see hotspots show up as you drag your finger over them (with some distance minimum). This actually can make hotspot-hunting fun on touch screens, if implemented well.

[Ilari Niitamo @iniitamo]

@ioramastudio I was really glad to spot Chantlings on the list this year 🤩. I've been jamming to it from the beginning!

[Ilari Niitamo @iniitamo]

@klemensstrasser Congrats! So cool 🙂!

[Ilari Niitamo @iniitamo]

@idlefriday So well deserved 😎! It was really nice to see Automatoys nominated. Still one of my all-time favorite games on mobile!

[Ilari Niitamo @iniitamo]

Get it here: https://t.co/XG8xxklwOr!

Thanks to @lucas_zanotto and @UlrichTroyer!

[Ilari Niitamo @iniitamo]

We at @YATATOY just released a new update to #MIXIMAL that adds Dutch as a new language 🇳🇱! Kids can now make up animals like Korilgo or Golisaurus 🤪 ...all with full voice acting 🤩.

(Voiced brilliantly by @Eric_Dieperink)

[Luke Hale @luke__hale]

@lungyapp 's development started during #covid as a way to make breathing exercises more playful & enjoyable. We hope to develop it into a medical device for #asthma + #COPD in the future. Thank you for the support @DrTonyYoung @iniitamo @NHS_CEP @innovateuk @ProfHurst @ucl🙏

[Ilari Niitamo @iniitamo]

@idlefriday Can’t wait 🤩!

[Ilari Niitamo @iniitamo]

Automatoys by ⁦@idlefriday⁩ is the most fun and pretty puzzle game I’ve played in a while. Love the plastic and kinetic feel! Such an inspiration! Already got all levels at ⭐⭐⭐, and wanting more 😎. #indiegame #indiedev