- I released this initially as an iPhone only app. Someone ran it on an iPad via compatibility mode, they were disappointed that the app doesn't use the full screen and they left a 1 star review. I wish iPad reviews only counted for universal iOS apps - otherwise the user is also reviewing the iPad's compatibility mode (and its black bars). Still, I like that the user left some feedback, I now added iPad support and I hope for some more positive reviews in future.
- I tested using AI to colorize the 1-bit pixel art - I got bad results. The colors were not great, plus the AI ignored instructions to leave empty spaces unchanged, which is unacceptable in this context. The images were encoded as text, which may have been a factor. Still, I remember being very specific and it didn't help. To those familiar with The Good Place, I felt like Michael asking for Eleanor's file: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BDtrzYNutY . As of now all puzzles are built by hand.
Some anecdotes from building this:
- I released this initially as an iPhone only app. Someone ran it on an iPad via compatibility mode, they were disappointed that the app doesn't use the full screen and they left a 1 star review. I wish iPad reviews only counted for universal iOS apps - otherwise the user is also reviewing the iPad's compatibility mode (and its black bars). Still, I like that the user left some feedback, I now added iPad support and I hope for some more positive reviews in future.
- I tested using AI to colorize the 1-bit pixel art - I got bad results. The colors were not great, plus the AI ignored instructions to leave empty spaces unchanged, which is unacceptable in this context. The images were encoded as text, which may have been a factor. Still, I remember being very specific and it didn't help. To those familiar with The Good Place, I felt like Michael asking for Eleanor's file: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BDtrzYNutY . As of now all puzzles are built by hand.