h a l f b a k e r yA riddle wrapped in a mystery inside a rich, flaky crust
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There's an element of randomness in the falling blocks
from off-screen. But the blocks already on the screen
fall and get destroyed according to predictable rules
move after move.
Unless you're a savant, however, evaluating the different
prospective moves is quite tedious.
This augmented
reality app examines a Candy Crash style
game through the phone's camera lens, and recommends
the best moves, thereby saving you a fortune in in-game
purchases and ad-viewing as you climb higher on the high
score list of candy crushers.
Yes, you need a second device to run this app, although I
suppose a same device version that processes your own
screen is also conceivable
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I actually think I could do it as a background task if I can
access the screen |
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Candy Crush... One of the few things I despise more
than Spongebob. Although that list is growing lately. |
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Couldn't you let the new app send inputs directly to the game, so
your phone could play by itself while you looked up to cast a
startled and myopic gaze at your surroundings? |
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I wonder if an actual, physical, steampunkish, version of Candy Crush would be possible, with real candy, etc. |
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Very possibly, although protection from confectionery shrapnel would be essential. Boiled sugar products can produce unpleasantly sharp edges when they fragment. |
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I thought it formed relatively unsharp edges - which is why sugar glass was used in stunts in old films, rather than real glass. |
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Sugar glass is used because (1) the impact force required to fracture it is much smaller than that of glass, (2) the density is much lower, so the energy of the fragments is proportionately diminished, and (3) the edges are less sharp; but far from being totally blunt. |
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Performers do get cuts from sugar glass, but that's OK, because they're expendable. What you don't want is the crew to be injured; replacement actors are ten a penny, but good crew are hard to find. |
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