GOD: What sort of development tools have you been using in the production of your game?ĪF: Our most useful tool is our mobile game engine Toadlet. It just all came together, we implemented it, and we're really pleased with the results. We're familiar with image processing from school. Throwing a lawn dart is a smooth, underhanded throw motion. and we like to make use of as many of them as we can. Higher-end mobile phones have all these great features like bluetooth, 3D, camera, etc.

Using the camera for motion detection really started as an afterthought. Since using special darts discarded any realistic appearance we just ran with it, giving the game a cartoon feel. So we tried adding multiple 'weapons' to the standard game of lawn darts and discovered that along with drastically altering the game play, it was a lot of fun. Half the reason I think they're fun is the multiple weapons you can use. The strategy of using multiple darts actually came from playing FPS style games. It's a little tough to do research on it since the actual darts have been banned in the US for years so it's rarely played, but we eventually learned enough about the various rules to implement a game. GOD: Where did you draw inspiration from in its design and implementation?ĪF: The original outdoor game of lawn darts was our main inspiration. Some play testing indicated we now had a fun project really worth pursuing.

So we developed the multiple dart types idea, which added a whole strategy element to the game. You just correct for wind, adjust throw power, and try to hit a target. Of course the standard game of lawn darts isn't that interesting as a video game. It met several criteria for a mobile game: broad audience appeal, a recognizable name, and easy to learn. During a game concept brain storming session the Lawn Darts idea floated to the surface. GOD: What motivated you to make your game?ĪF: A friend of ours from school had always wanted to make a lawn darts game so it had been in the back of our minds for awhile.

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