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iOS – Master Pieces: The Curator’s Game for iPhone – Review
We reviewed the iPad version of this app last year (you can read that here) but this purpose built iPhone version is brand new and offers even greater portability. Read our review as we take a deeper look into the new version of this classic art game. This game has a great history to it which Thomas Hoving (who is the author of the book upon which the app is based) explains in the foreword to the app. "I was introduced to it (this game) when I joined the staff of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Once a week, at morning coffee a different curator would bring a bunch of…
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Master Pieces – Coming Soon To iPhone
We love Master Pieces: The Curator’s Game app here at theappwhisperer.com – we previously reviewed the iPad version – see here. Ballast Lane Applications the developers behind MasterPieces have just submitted an iPhone version of this app to Apple for approval. It should be available in the App Store in a week or so, although the iPad version was approved in only two days. We can’t wait to check it out – we’ll let you know when it’s available.
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Exclusive Interview Questions: Ballast Lane Applications, LLC for Master Pieces: The Curator’s Game
We love Master Pieces: The Curator’s Game iOS app here at theappwhisperer.com. The games within the app are based on over 350 details from 54 masterpieces. They challenge you to identify the artist of a detail with help from clues and the ability to view the full work. There are three ways to play. The first two do not require any background in art history while the third is for those who know (or, think they know!) all about the classics. We are currently reviewing this app but in the meantime we wanted to interview the developer, Larry Ehrhardt to find out how this app came to be materialised and…
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Our App Of The Day – Master Pieces: The Curator’s Game
With Master Pieces you can train your “curatorial eye” and learn what makes a masterpiece great while playing fun games and reading Thomas Hoving’s inspired clues and essays. Kids (ages 6 plus) and adults enjoy playing the game and learning (or re-learning) about these works and how to really appreciate the details. Tom, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1967 – 1977, wrote Master Pieces with Lori Stein and Kate Learson in 2005 to bring a favorite game of his to the public. As our App of the Day, all our regular readers know the trailer for this app will feature on every page of our site for…
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Top 10 Apps For Mother’s Day
Well, it’s Mother’s Day in the UK this weekend and we have put together a top 10 list of iOS apps for the mum in your life. Hopefully, she will enjoy these gorgeous apps. All of these apps have been carefully selected to make sure they only enhance her day. Whatever you do on Mother’s Day, make sure you spoil her. Photographic Mum – Lumiere Analog photography never felt so digital! Get the aged and processed photographic effects that you love instantly. Do you enjoy the look and feel of aged or process photos, but get frustrated by the long wait to see the results? Or find they weren’t quite…
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Daily iOS App Digest – 01/27/11
Latest iOS apps and updates to hit the Apple iTunes store today… Fluke HD This innovative game app is designed to provide users with an entertaining virtual board game experience that they can enjoy either with live opponents or online via Apple’s Game Center. Created in the vein of board game classics such as Chutes and Ladders, Fluke HD pits players against one another as they race to get all of their game pieces across a given board before one another. The perfect way to either spend time with friends or simply enjoy dynamic board game fun, Fluke HD is currently available on the iTunes App Store for $1.99. Fluke…
