York Teacher Jumps into World of Game Apps
Released last Thursday, Polymer climbed to the top of the charts within hours; over the weekend, it remained among top game apps for iPhone and iPad.
Practicing what he teaches, Whit Trebella (formerly Blackall) just released his very first iPhone game app, a strategy game called Polymer. Within hours of its April 26 release, the game reached the top 100 games category and ranked among the top 25 in the strategy and puzzle categories of the app store. As of Monday, the game remained in the top 15 for strategy games and ranks No. 28 in the puzzle category. This is Trebella’s first attempt at a game using his newly acquired programming skills, but he is no stranger to the world of game music. His list of music credits include Cardinal Quest, VelociSpider and Super Stickman Golf. But in the past year and a half, Trebella decided to teach himself programming too. Trebella, a third-year …
Debbie Simler-Goff
7:57 pm on Tuesday, May 1, 2012
This is pretty impressive! Game designing seems to have earned the respect of the artistic community just like any other art. Could Whit be a 21st Century Picasso? more ›