I’ll be honest, this came as no surprise to me. 360|Flex has been the launch pad for all sorts of things, and I’m thrilled that the same phenomenon is taking place with 360|iDev.
The sessions (40+) are top notch, they rock, the speakers rock, and missing them is definitely not wise, but unlike events where you’re with 5000 other people who may or may not be iPhone developers, the person next to you at 360|iDev is going to know the pain of waiting for app store approval, the challenges of working with accelerometer, etc. They’ll be an iPhone developer.
That type of community allows for some truly awesome things to be created. Things like App Treasures, created by attendees of 360|iDev in March, who got to talking while there.
An Indie developer game development label.
Here’s a little blurb from the press release.
Five independent iPhone game developers announced today the creation of the App Treasures label: A collection of top-quality, indie games for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
The App Treasures label is a seal of quality that consumers can trust, and will help users find hidden gems in the App Store. When someone plays an App Treasures game and they like it, chances are they will also like the other games available from the label.
Developers releasing games under the App Treasures label are carefully considered and hand-picked to ensure maximum quality.
The App Treasures members are:
• The Blimp Pilots (Koi Pond, Distant Shore)
• Imangi Studios (Imangi, Word Squares, Little Red Sled)
• Snappy Touch (Flower Garden)
• Streaming Colour Studios (Dapple)
• Veiled Games (Up There, Payday Roulette)
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
You can also email the entire group at: info@apptreasures.com
That’s just so cool! I hope to see more things born of 360|iDev very soon. September is going to be an awesome month, everyone will be fresh out of WWDC (next week) and cranking out 3.0 apps and games. It’s gonna be a bang up summer with lots of cool stuff.
Don’t miss out. If you missed 360|iDev in March, check out the awesome speakers and sponsors we had. We’re definitely building a lot of momentum as THE event in the iPhone community and want to continue that, we love hanging with everyone in this community,and look forward to more awesomeness!
