Dynamic Island Games Are Coming to iPhone 14 Pro

[MacRumors]

The iPhone 14 Pro includes a clever new Dynamic Island that obscures the front-facing TrueDepth camera hardware, and third-party app developers are already experimenting with ways to take advantage of the new iPhone capabilities.

Apple is allowing third-party developers to create Dynamic Island experiences, which might end up including games. Kriss Smolka, the developer behind apps like WaterMinder and HabitMinder, today shared a simple Dynamic Island game concept modeled after Pong.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1569726349673381891

In the demo, the "Hit the Island" game uses a paddle at the bottom to send a ball up to the Dynamic Island, with the goal being to hit the Island and cause it to animate.

Smolka said that the game is "turning out nice," but that there are some lag issues to overcome. Whether Apple will allow this kind of game involving the Dynamic Island remains to be seen, but there are undoubtedly other unique implementations that we can expect to see following the launch of the iPhone 14 Pro models this Friday.

Apple designed the Dynamic Island to morph and change shape to accommodate what's on the iPhone's screen, and it is being used as a front-and-center information hub. The Dynamic Island blends into the display and provides at-a-glance information about apps and services that are being used on the iPhone.

We'll have a deep dive into the Dynamic Island coming later this week, so make sure to stay tuned to MacRumors.

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[sniffies]

And users with iPhone notches will get their own version of the game called "Hit The Peninsula"

 

[macsplusmacs]

My iphone 14 pro max purchase is now justified.

<island humor>

 

[mystery hill]

I wasn’t planning on getting the 14 Pro, but now…

 

[mac98aop]

Little touches like this have shown a bit of the Apple magic and fun from yesteryear creeping in to their platform(s) once again. Bravo. More please!

 

[GregoriusM]

Gotta love developers.

 

[sorgo †]

If I could write code and develop games I’d create one called Black Cloud.

 

[Unity451]

Finally a good reason to upgrade to the 14 Pro!

 

[fel10]

The new Beer App

 

[SSDGUY]

If molten lava doesn't spurt out I'm not wasting my time.

 

[nfl46]

Lmao. Jeezzzz, give it 6 months — Apple will create a dynamic island section in the App Store.

 

[AppleUK1]

Cool!

 

[NARadyk]

Oooh! Our Brenda is going to love this.

 

[lazyrighteye]

Ha. Wow… Brilliant. High five, devs!

I love the playfulness of this concept. Such a simple way to illustrate the potential of Dynamic Island.

As someone stated earlier: how long before there is a Dynamic Island section of the App Store? 🤪

 

[klasma]

Does it disappear if you hit it often enough?

 

[BeatsBeats]

Oooh! Our Brenda is going to love this.

She calls it "an iPhone".

 

[Wildkraut]

Will be rejected anyway…

 

[BeatsBeats]

I wondered how games would take advantage of this I only thought of one use case:

Those games like on iMessage where you take turns can have a "Your Turn!" notification that stays on until you go. Could decrease wait times.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Dynamic Island Survivor edition.

 

[flashflood]

I want Gilligan's Dynamic Island.

 

[lugworm]

It's a notch

 

[miamialley]

The new Beer App

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It looks like he's holding a miniature phone. Or he's a giant.

 

[MrRom92]

The new Beer App

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Some of us are old enough to remember that this beer “app” completely predated apps, it was originally a set of video files that you had to pay for!

 

[Kierkegaarden]

Will be interesting to see if Apple will allow these apps. In the past, they have been explicit in not wanting attention drawn to the area around the camera element — but this seems different, and just adds to the playfulness of the feature. Brilliant.

 

[bLackjackj]

Dynamic notch? You can play this now with the current notch,..its just a notch only slightly lower & in your face. Apple marketing actually believes that they have re-invented the notch, they hate the name!