Virtual gifts on iPhone

LWgifts

Hello all,

I'm part of a team here in Liverpool (UK) developing an iPhone app around 3D virtual gifts. We hope to launch in early December, but just thought you might like an early preview of what we're doing, and some of the work of our 3D artists in particular



Bascially, we're describing Little World Gifts as "a boutique store full of festive curios and trinkets to surprise, delight and amuse during the festive season".

The free Little World Gifts iPhone App lets you browse a range of 3D, interactive digital gifts, and send them to your friends. And of course, it wouldn't be Christmas if you couldn't play with your presents too :-)

If you're a bit of an iPhone geek, you might also be interested that we're gonna be doing some cool stuff with in-app purchases, push notifications and Facebook integration too.

It'd be great to know what you think, and if you've got any questions. There's a demo video at http://vimeo.com/6980132 and more hi-res pictures specifically of our Christmas gifts Flickr http://j.mp/5y2Uzt We're especially proud of the rocking horse and the reindeer what Christmas gifts would you like to see in the app?!

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Thanks!

Jonathan (@JonathanDeamer on Twitter) at Little World Gifts

pior

I like it, but there is something wrong with the cast shadows. If the objects cast such a 'projected' shadow then the vertical beams of the shelf should also project their shape inside the cubes...

Adding that would help alot!

pyromania

You should do the entire gift series from the 12 days of Christmas song,

Twelve drummers drumming,
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree!

Then have one of the gifts delivered each day, starting 12 days from Christmas.

It needs a singing Billy Bass too. Those make great joke gifts.

LWgifts

Cheers for the feedback Pior - that was my error actually, that was a Photoshop mockup, not a real render. I've changed the image now, but the Flickr page shows plenty of screenshots from the actual app.

We did have a think along those lines Pyromania...we've at least got a drummer and a toy ring now!

LWgifts

Some cool recent coverage of LWG that you might like a look at!

The Next Web is the first to have a proper play with the app.

And TechCrunch has a few thoughts.

LWgifts

The app's out today, and Macworld has all the gossip!

Would love to hear what you all think...