Ryan McLeod

🫧 2x Apple Design Award winner • designer of @BlackboxPuzzles • all opinions are my employer’s

[Ryan McLeod @warpling]

As a kid, whenever we went to the Apple Store I'd run to the back to play the demo games on the iMacs. Now, in an absolutely crazy, full-circle moment, my own game @BlackboxPuzzles is one of those games on thousands of iPads in hundreds of Apple Stores around the world.

[Ryan McLeod @warpling]

@paularambles Oops. Mine's wobbly tho?

https://t.co/IKlwsBAkBa

[Ryan McLeod @warpling]

@HeyMarkL All 82 puzzles in @blackboxpuzzles are Duo ready and some shine especially well in the different poses based on the new hardware! (cameras, buttons, etc ;)
https://t.co/GNkCjqOOYQ

[Ryan McLeod @warpling]

@FloWritesCode @BlackboxPuzzles is very happy on Duo :)
https://t.co/GNkCjqOh9i

[Nikita Bier @nikitabier]

If your company refers to engineers as the IT department, you have nothing to worry about. You were already breached last week.

[Ryan McLeod @warpling]

@warrenm @chrboo2 @BlackboxPuzzles 🥴 Uhhh can you DM me? haha

[Ryan McLeod @warpling]

I'm embarrassed to say how many years it's been but @BlackboxPuzzles just got it's 82nd challenge :)

Oh and full iPhone Duo support in any pose, orientation, split, fold, you name it ✨ More to come and a lot sooner than last time…

https://t.co/GNkCjqOh9i

[Ryan McLeod @warpling]

@malinsundberg I didn’t already?? Heh

[Ryan McLeod @warpling]

@kevinbparry How cool that they shared this!

[Ryan McLeod @warpling]

@sdw @MGCF2 @BlackboxPuzzles Goes hard.

[Ryan McLeod @warpling]

@chrboo2 @BlackboxPuzzles Yeah GameCenter is a little …how do we say this nicely?

[Ryan McLeod @warpling]

@MGCF2 @BlackboxPuzzles Yes! Will try to post more about it. Really happy with the new glass barrier effect …how you can push it around in 3D but especially what happens when you clear one…

[Ryan McLeod @warpling]

@SamuelBeek Omg it gets better

[Ryan McLeod @warpling]

@FrankSolleveld It's actually already in the app if you know where to look!
The rain animation here is based on windspeed so it'll move more diagonally when it's a higher wind speed ;)

[Ryan McLeod @warpling]

@jazzychad Yeah I had to do some weird juggling for this. Thanks for filling!!

[Ryan McLeod @warpling]

@FrankSolleveld Lol I feel incredibly stupid for having made this app and STILL getting consistently soaked 😅

[Ryan McLeod @warpling]

@JoannaStern I think last time you played @blackboxpuzzles was the Vision Pro version! It feels soooo at home on Duo though!

(v3.3 with Duo support dropping today)

[Andy Allen @asallen]

If you're hearing about the lack of app support on the Duo and wagging your finger at the makers of your favorite app…

+ Duo is a complicated device—many poses & core UI changes.
+ Developers had 3 weeks before press units went out
+ Likely <1% were able to test on real devices
+ Expect many app updates to land before you get your device
+ Long term, it'll take time for new patterns to emerge

Lastly, app makers don't get any of the $2K+ you paid for this device and most won't make any additional $ off this work. So instead of wagging your finger, consider a hug.

[Ryan McLeod @warpling]

@adriaandotcom So nice to hear Adriaan! Been pouring myself into this for half a year now (no pun intended ;)

[Ryan McLeod @warpling]

🌧️ I'm making a new app called Droog (Dutch for "dry")

But there's a catch… it's only for the Netherlands! So if you live here please try it out before I launch. I would love to hear what you think. Blijf droog! ☔

https://t.co/WeScFa3XRS