Scrappers iOS game

This is interesting. A new game for iOS called Scrappers is all about waste management and clean-up in a dystopian future.

Moog's Minimoog Model D app is now $5

Can you really do all of this with this Minimoog app? This seems amazing for $5.

You can shoot log video with Filmic Pro iOS app

Interesting. Also, $9.99 in the App Store.

Video of people having a hard time finding the shuffle button in iOS 10

I mentioned this briefly in a previous post but iOS 10 is the first time I can remember in the history of using iOS where I really felt stumped on how it all worked. The new Messages app is a confusing mess (fun though after you read the manual...or watch a how-to) and the new Music app is just not intuitive at all. Just watch these people above try to figure out where the shuffle function is in the Music app. I mean, a standard, basic function...is more or less hidden and undiscoverable by common means. Who would ever think of scrolling down to find the shuffle button? Discoverability has really taken a nosedive with iOS 10 and it's not a good sign of things to come if this is the new pattern. 

How to use Message Effects in iOS 10

I'm trying to think about what this means for me that I had to look up a tutorial video on how to use the new Messages in iOS 10. Is it a sign that I'm getting older and disconnected from new technology? Or is it a sign that Apple doesn't make their design decisions easy to discover anymore? Remember how easy it was to figure out an original iPad or iPhone? Or how easy the iPod was to use? The latest iOS 10 has way too many hidden buttons making use of 3D Touch I think. I can't ever really tell if I should long press, 3D Touch, or just regular push. It all seems like such a waste of time for me to try instead of just not being able to know right away.

Skyscrapers game teaches you how to manage a skyscraper

This looks really fun and interesting. Tinybop, makers of educational apps for kids, just released Skyscrapers, a new iOS game that teaches you some of the ins and outs of how a skyscraper works. It's not quite SimTower for iOS (although somebody should really get on that), but it's still a great way to understand what goes into keeping a skyscraper a happy place for all its tenants. Think of this as a beginner's level intro to skyscrapers with gorgeous graphics.

This reminds me of Kate Ascher's book The Heights: Anatomy of a Skyscraper which is a lovely and very in-depth look at how skyscrapers are built, managed, maintained, and kept in operation.