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SGN’s iFun Turns iPhone Into PC Game Controller
TechCrunch —
We’ve had a blast playing SGN’s suite of Wii-like games over the last few months - iGolf, iBowl and iBaseball (basketball, tennis and boxing are coming soon). The apps are being downloaded like crazy on the App store, and no wonder - you get to swing your iPhone all over the place while you play the games.
Now SGN is rolling out something a little different. iFun turns the iPhone into a Wii-like controller, but the actual games are played on normal desktop and laptop computers.
The first title to launch is golf. If you don’t quite get it, see the video below. SGN says they ...
Turn Your iPhone into a Computer Game Controller with iFun
Mashable! —
The iPhone’s accelerometer technology has already lead to a number of very cool and very popular games. But tonight, SGN is taking it to a whole different level, allowing you to utilize the Nintendo Wii-like functionality to turn your iPhone (or iPod Touch) into a computer game controller that can be used on your desktop machine.
Called iFun, the new features are an extension of SGN’s existing gaming lineup (iBowl, iBaseball, iGolf, etc.). iGolf is the first game to get the iFun treatment, and while you’ll look utterly ridiculous playing it, it’s incredibly cool and shows where iPhone games could be headed. ...
SGN’s iFun puts a bit more Wiimote in the iPhone
VentureBeat —
Gaming company SGN has a strategy that has worked so far with iPhone and iPod touch games: Use the device’s accelerometer to create simple sports games similar to one that have been made popular on the Nintendo Wii console thanks to the accelerometer in its Wiimote controller. It’s taking that approach to the next level with iFun, a new accelerometer-based gaming experience for the iPhone platform.
Basically, iFun allows you to use an iPhone or iPod touch as a remote control to control action on a computer screen. Yes, it’s just like the aforementioned Wiimote. The first game to use it is iFun Golf. Here’s ...
'iFun' Turns iPhone Into Wii-Like Controller
Wired: Gadget Lab —
A new suite of free iPhone games turns the handset into a controller, potentially creating competition for Nintendo's Wii.
Social Gaming Network's iFun consists of four sports games -- golf, baseball, basketball and bowling -- that you'd play on your computer screen, taking advantage of the handset's accelerometer to use it as a controller. Also cool is you can play with other iPhone users over the internet.
It's pretty straightforward: Connect your iPhone to 3G or the same Wi-Fi network as your computer (the latter is ...
SGN Brings Wii-Like Gaming Controls To Your iPhone With iFun
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News —
iFun, by Social Gaming Network is bringing Wii-like controls to users through their iPhones. With iFun the iPhone is simply transformed into the controller and the games are played on a desktop computer or notebook.
Social Gaming Network has had some great luck with their iPhone games (search “SGN games” in the iTunes Store). iBaseball, iGolf, iBowl and have all been downloaded over a million times according to the company.
As TechCrunch points out, SGN explains that they may license other ...
SGN offers Wii-like gameplay
CrunchGear —
We’ve had a blast playing SGN’s suite of Wii-like games over the last few months - iGolf, iBowl and iBaseball (basketball, tennis and boxing are coming soon). The apps are being downloaded like crazy on the App store, and no wonder - you get to swing your iPhone all over the place while you play the games.
Now SGN is rolling out something a little different. iFun turns the iPhone into a Wii-like controller, but the actual games are played on normal desktop and laptop computers.
The first title to launch is golf. If you ...
iFun turns your iPhone into a Wiimote like controller
Newlaunches.com —
SGN had previously created golf, bowling and other accelerometer-based games for the iPhone and iPod Touch (as well as a number of Facebook word and other games). Now they have come out with a new game, iGolf. This is the first game on the company's iFun platform, which lets you use an accelerometer-equipped handheld as a controller for a Web-based game in a desktop browser. In other words, this is the first game that the technology turns the iPhone or iPod Touch into a Wii-like controller. Of course, you have to worry about possibly throwing your iPhone/iPod touch when you do this. Nintendo got in some trouble following the launch of the Wii ...
SGN Game Turns iPhones Into Wii Controllers
Silicon Alley Insider —
You had to figure that widgetmakers struggling to make money on Facebook's platform would eventually turn to Apple's iTunes App Store, where some developers are making bank. SGN has, in a new suite of apps called "iFun," which turn players' iPhones into motion-sensing controllers similar to those used to play Ninentendo's Wii. SGN founder Shervin Pishevar explains in the clip.
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iFun turns your iPhone /iPod Touch into a Wiimote, or projectile
Boy Genius Report —
Is iFun cool? Yes, very much so. Is risking the livelihood of your iPhone or iPod Touch in the name of gaming a good idea? Well, the jury is still out on that one. As seen in the relatively cheesy video above, iFun is a gaming suite by SGN that allows users to connect to a computer and use an iPhone or iPod Touch as a motion-controller while playing games. It’s reportedly a bit laggy, but still a very cool use case for Apple’s touchy devices. Still, we have to recommend you tread with caution here as there’s a reason the Wiimote has a wrist strap - to prevent it from ...
