Wheee! This is my inaugural post

So I am embarking on a super fun adventure: learn Objective-C and IOS6 gamdevelopment ... all at once. I have decided that my very first project shouldn't be too ambitious, but should result in a halfway decent, playable game.

Why am I doing this? Because ultimately I want to create a game I'd actually wish I'd played as a kid!

Here's is the design of my very first project:

A Snake Clone, but with lazers

I loved this freaking game when I was a kid, on a computer that had 640 KB and a CGA display. Now I am going to create a poor imitation of the same thing, but with these features:

1. A soundtrack. I play in a bluegrass band (http://www.backporchrevival.com), so I might get the guys to create some original tunes.
2. Your snake
3. Things for the snake to eat (apples?)
4. Things that will come out of nowhere to try to hit you
5. If you eat enough apples you can use your lazer to break those things

... and that's it. I'll document my learning journey in this blog for posterity and future amusement.