The Level 26 App for the iPhone and iTouch
Posted by Anthony E. Zuiker on
Sep 15, 2009
Level 26ers,
Almost before I was thinking about the “Digi-Novel,” I was thinking about the app for Level 26. Here’s why… I realize that reading 20-25 pages, putting down the book, logging in to watch a cyber-bridge, and then going back to the book is a lot of moves. I get it. I wanted to honor the sanctity of the book in your hands but I also wanted to launch a tangible thing. That said, I believe the ideal “Digi-Novel” experience of the future will be the convergence of publishing, motion pictures, and community websites all wrapped into one. This will be the “Level 26” app on iTunes.
Now, for the record, we HAVE NOT been accepted by iTunes yet. We are wrapping up the filing process and we hope to get accepted. And although I know the price, I cannot publicly talk about that in this blog. All I can say is that it will be affordable and it will blow your mind.
Ben Satterfield from 23 Divide Studios, creators of Gigotron, is building the most kick ass app experience ever. When you download it, the book cover will be born to scary ass music. When you press “Begin Experience,” the black and white pictures are shown – just like the hardcover book. For every page turn, you hear scary Halloween/Michael Meyers type music. The backgrounds change with knocked back production stills beneath the pages. So damn cool I can’t even stand it.
After about 30-40 page flips, the option will come up to “Watch Movie” or “Skip Movie.” If you press “Skip Movie,” I give you a slap. No, I’m kidding. I would hope that you’ll choose “Watch Movie,” at which time the appropriate cyber bridge begins to play in all it’s HD glory. It is absolutely beautiful.
So, here’s what I want to do. Below, I’ve posted several still photos of the early images of the app. These are some of the ideas we’re thinking about. I want you guys to fill this blog section with comments, levels of interest, feedback on what you see here, and more. This thing is for all you guys out there, so I want to hear what you want. It’s not too late to make any back door changes to the app and we hope to launch it in the next 3-4 weeks. I am looking forward to your thoughts.
This is the cover page you'll see when you open the app.
This is an example of how a book page will be laid out on your iPhone or iPod.
This is what you'll see when you click "Play Movie."
This is the bookmark you can use when you are too scared and need a break.
This is one of twenty exclusive illustrations hand drawn by Marc Ecko.
Almost before I was thinking about the “Digi-Novel,” I was thinking about the app for Level 26. Here’s why… I realize that reading 20-25 pages, putting down the book, logging in to watch a cyber-bridge, and then going back to the book is a lot of moves. I get it. I wanted to honor the sanctity of the book in your hands but I also wanted to launch a tangible thing. That said, I believe the ideal “Digi-Novel” experience of the future will be the convergence of publishing, motion pictures, and community websites all wrapped into one. This will be the “Level 26” app on iTunes.
Now, for the record, we HAVE NOT been accepted by iTunes yet. We are wrapping up the filing process and we hope to get accepted. And although I know the price, I cannot publicly talk about that in this blog. All I can say is that it will be affordable and it will blow your mind.
Ben Satterfield from 23 Divide Studios, creators of Gigotron, is building the most kick ass app experience ever. When you download it, the book cover will be born to scary ass music. When you press “Begin Experience,” the black and white pictures are shown – just like the hardcover book. For every page turn, you hear scary Halloween/Michael Meyers type music. The backgrounds change with knocked back production stills beneath the pages. So damn cool I can’t even stand it.
After about 30-40 page flips, the option will come up to “Watch Movie” or “Skip Movie.” If you press “Skip Movie,” I give you a slap. No, I’m kidding. I would hope that you’ll choose “Watch Movie,” at which time the appropriate cyber bridge begins to play in all it’s HD glory. It is absolutely beautiful.
So, here’s what I want to do. Below, I’ve posted several still photos of the early images of the app. These are some of the ideas we’re thinking about. I want you guys to fill this blog section with comments, levels of interest, feedback on what you see here, and more. This thing is for all you guys out there, so I want to hear what you want. It’s not too late to make any back door changes to the app and we hope to launch it in the next 3-4 weeks. I am looking forward to your thoughts.
This is the cover page you'll see when you open the app.
This is an example of how a book page will be laid out on your iPhone or iPod.
This is what you'll see when you click "Play Movie."
This is the bookmark you can use when you are too scared and need a break.
This is one of twenty exclusive illustrations hand drawn by Marc Ecko.
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