Re: Dimensions

2013-06-03 Thread Jessica Moss
Ok, is it a must that you play those to advance though? I unlocked everything but the ghost/collective dimensions, and managed to complete all of them, but now am stuck and can't go any further, and am down to only 13000 some odd quantem cells, sense I used most of them to transform, so am

Re: Dimensions

2013-06-02 Thread Jessica Moss
Ok, I've managed to transform everything up to the kinetic dimentions, but haven't done the collective/ghost dimensions, sense I A: can't stay up that late, and B: haven't gotten enough people to join me to do the collective one's, so I'm only going to guess that's why it won't let me go any

Re: Dimensions

2013-06-02 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, Jessica, You don't have to play with a bunch of other people on the collective level. You can buy quantum cell packs within the app, or you can continue to play the lower levels until you collect a huge number of cells, at which point you can convert them to artifacts. I didn't play the

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-30 Thread Jessica Moss
on earth was that about? On May 11, 2013, at 4:06 PM, Michael Babcock wrote: Hey guys, I wanted to post a couple of findings that I have found with dimensions. A couple of them are related to Facebook, and one of them is related to artifact retrieval. Somehow, I have actually retrieved some

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-27 Thread Jessica Moss
Babcock wrote: Hey guys, I wanted to post a couple of findings that I have found with dimensions. A couple of them are related to Facebook, and one of them is related to artifact retrieval. Somehow, I have actually retrieved some artifacts, and here's what I think that I did: Use the being

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-27 Thread Alex Hall
the entire time, and the thing still said I missed it. What on earth was that about? On May 11, 2013, at 4:06 PM, Michael Babcock wrote: Hey guys, I wanted to post a couple of findings that I have found with dimensions. A couple of them are related to Facebook, and one of them is related

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-12 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Jessica, I don't have a BT headset, but on the occasions when I have had opportunity to use one, I've noted that there's significant delay. I think you would find that delay would really interfere with playing Dimensions. Best, Donna On May 11, 2013, at 9:55 AM, Jessica Moss junglebookfa

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-12 Thread Donna Goodin
Hey Alex, I think I just find that I don't need VO, and I like the fact that the second I touch the beam button it activates, as opposed to touching the button, hearing it say Beam Button, double-tapping, and then being able to move around. Also, and maybe this one is my imagination, I do

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-12 Thread cait furness
I'm still finding getting the artifacts hard. I'm trying to play with voiceover turned off and I'm finding the game more responsive this way as well for what it's worth. It's less distracting, too. I do turn it back on to look at the transformation lab, etc, though. any tips for getting the

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-12 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Cate, something that was helpful to me was to focus more on getting the artifact so the sound was right in the center. I think I was getting into trouble because I was in a hurry to start pulling it down. The pulling down part is really pretty easy, so focus on getting it in the center

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-12 Thread cait furness
Donna, ok, thanks, I'll give that a go. It was just frustrating yesterday, but then again, it was also at like 2 o'clock in the morning, lol Cait On 2013-05-12, at 2:49 PM, Donna Goodin doniado...@me.com wrote: Hi Cate, something that was helpful to me was to focus more on getting the

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-12 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Cate, Well, for what it's worth, yesterday afternoon, I couldn't miss. I was getting nearly every artifact. Today I haven't gotten a single. one. And it seems to me like I'm doing the same thing, but I'm having a harder time getting them in the center for some reason. So yeah, sometimes

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-12 Thread Alex Hall
To center the beam and make sure you aren't still moving it (by having your finger off to one side) use the home button as a reference. On units with the Lightning connector, you can use that - the 30-pin connector would, I think, be too large to use for reference, but the smaller one is

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-12 Thread Donna Goodin
wow, Alex, you're good! I did figure out the quantum cell thing, I'm up to 85,000 at the moment. But I haven't completed a dimension yet, for one thing, I keep getting lots of the class G artifacts, I think I've got about 8 of them in one dimension. As for the centering thing, I am aligning

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-12 Thread cait furness
Donna, Don't worry, I haven't completed a dimension yet, either! I'm still stuck in the tranquil one, lol! Cait On 2013-05-12, at 5:23 PM, Donna Goodin doniado...@me.com wrote: wow, Alex, you're good! I did figure out the quantum cell thing, I'm up to 85,000 at the moment. But I haven't

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-12 Thread Jessica Moss
How do you find the beam button without VO though? I think I managed to do that once in a blue moon when I played around with it in training mode, and managed to find them then, but didn't know what I was doing either, so go figure. On May 12, 2013, at 2:17 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: Hey Alex,

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-12 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Cate, I am actually working in all the different dimensions. It keeps things from getting too boring. Just thought I'd mention that in case it's helpful. Best, Donna On May 12, 2013, at 5:22 PM, cait furness caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com wrote: Donna, Don't worry, I haven't completed

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-12 Thread Donna Goodin
Jessica, Just put your finger down about an inch above the home key. Try it a few times, I think you'll be surprised by how easy it is to find. Cheers, Donna On May 12, 2013, at 7:32 PM, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: How do you find the beam button without VO though? I think

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-11 Thread Daniela Rubio
Hello! Please, how do I collect artifacts? I find them, but I can't get them. They move when I hold and move my finger on the been button, but I always have bad luck. Any tricks for it? Thanks! Daniela Rubio T  Distinguished Educator iPhone: +34662328507 El 09/05/2013, a las 05:59,

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-11 Thread Donna Goodin
@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jessica Moss Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 8:57 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Dimensions Oh wow, sounds really confusing, reminds me a lot of having to learn algibra for the first time with maybe more of a twist. I

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-11 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Daniela, Here's a suggestion posted by someone on another list. I finally got an artifact a minute ago, and this advice helped. He's right, the artifact has to be exactly centered. Here's what Alex wrote: It's not so much that you are not holding your finger still, it is also about

Dimensions, a trick for escaping the Nefalim

2013-05-11 Thread Donna Goodin
OK, this is probably cheating, but for the rest of you still having a hard time with that gesture, I've come up with a way to escape the Nefalim. Just exit the bloody dimension. The Exit button is immediately to the right of the Infinity button. Next, press tap to Continue, choose your

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-11 Thread Teresa Cochran
I find the beam button rather easy to find because of the auditory clue. If you touch it at all, it activates with a sound. I got used to playing with VO off and learned where all the buttons were, through trial and error. I did find the game more responsive this way. teresa On May 11, 2013,

Dimensions

2013-05-11 Thread Michael Babcock
Hey guys, I wanted to post a couple of findings that I have found with dimensions. A couple of them are related to Facebook, and one of them is related to artifact retrieval. Somehow, I have actually retrieved some artifacts, and here's what I think that I did: Use the being to center

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-11 Thread Donna Goodin
Wow, you're right! The game is much more responsive with VO off, and it's very easy to play because the auditory clues. Overall I like the gameplay much better without VO. Best, Donna Sent from my iPhone On May 11, 2013, at 2:39 PM, Teresa Cochran vegaspipistre...@gmail.com wrote: I find the

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-11 Thread Alex Hall
I find it perfectly responsive with vo on, and I now always beat the Nefilim and rarely lose an artifact. I guess it's just what you are used to... On May 11, 2013, at 3:39 PM, Teresa Cochran vegaspipistre...@gmail.com wrote: I find the beam button rather easy to find because of the auditory

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-11 Thread Jessica Moss
Have you ever been able to use this with a bluetooth headset? I've tried to when I misplaced my earbuds that came with my mac, and it disconnects whenever the game starts, and I don't know if there's a setting to change that. I can't find anything on their web site that says anything about

Re: Dimensions, a trick for escaping the Nefalim

2013-05-11 Thread Jessica Moss
Oh well, they'll live, thanx for the trick, I really appreciate that. I remember doing something similar when the accessible version of wheel of fortune when it was first released, and it had a bug in it where you could reenter all your letters after you'd gone bankrupt and get all your money

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-11 Thread Jessica Moss
have found with dimensions. A couple of them are related to Facebook, and one of them is related to artifact retrieval. Somehow, I have actually retrieved some artifacts, and here's what I think that I did: Use the being to center the artifact in your headphones, and then drag your finger

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-10 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Teresa, thanks, this helps a lot. I thought you had to pull the beam all the way down to the bottom of the screen, so I kept losing the artifact. I actually broke down last night and converted a bunch of cells into artifacts, I was so frustrated at not being able to get any of them. :)

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-10 Thread Robert Hill
Hi all, Being the packrat that I am, I have saved a couple of podcasts done by Darren Duff regarding Dimensions. Here's the link to these files. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/37074312/dimensions.zip I hope this will answer some questions about playing the game. Bob Hill On May 10

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-10 Thread Alex Hall
, 2013, at 8:15 AM, Robert Hill molliesda...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Being the packrat that I am, I have saved a couple of podcasts done by Darren Duff regarding Dimensions. Here's the link to these files. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/37074312/dimensions.zip I hope

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-10 Thread Alex Hall
I have cells to unlock a level or two, but cannot work out how to do it. Also, I don't see anything about rain, just ghost, flux, collective, kinetic, and tranquil. I've tried to get kinetic to work, but nothing happens when I hit the enter dimension or popup menu enter buttons, even if I stay

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-10 Thread Bob Hill
that I am, I have saved a couple of podcasts done by Darren Duff regarding Dimensions. Here's the link to these files. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/37074312/dimensions.zip I hope this will answer some questions about playing the game. Bob Hill On May 10, 2013, at 7:18 AM, Donna

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-10 Thread Robert Hill
Dimensions. Here's the link to these files. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/37074312/dimensions.zip I hope this will answer some questions about playing the game. Bob Hill On May 10, 2013, at 7:18 AM, Donna Goodin doniado...@me.com wrote: Hi Teresa, thanks, this helps a lot. I

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-10 Thread Alex Hall
of podcasts done by Darren Duff regarding Dimensions. Here's the link to these files. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/37074312/dimensions.zip I hope this will answer some questions about playing the game. Bob Hill On May 10, 2013, at 7:18 AM, Donna Goodin doniado...@me.com wrote

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-10 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Alex, Cloudburst is on the next level, so you won't see it now. The button to use cells to unlock a dimension is toward the left on the screen after you've selected the cell and pressed Enter. HTH, Donna On May 10, 2013, at 7:24 AM, Alex Hall mehg...@gmail.com wrote: I have cells to unlock

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-10 Thread Jessica Moss
Ok, a couple questions: first of all, when you find an artifact, what does that sound mean, that kind of sounds like bells, or pieces of metal hitting each other? Second, is this game designed specificly for the blind? My dad saw my status as it was updating, which I didn't realize that

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-10 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Jessica, No, it isn't a game for the blind. I think the sound of metal you're talking about is the sound to let you know where the artifact is. If you move your finger right, the artifact goes left, and vice versa. So, if you hear the clinking sound in the left ear, move your finger that

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-10 Thread Jessica Moss
Can you use a bluetooth headset with this? I' tried to twice today only to have it disconnect as soon as I enter the game, which doesn't make sense, considering the fact that you can use a pare of ear buds with a mic, which I unfortunately have misplaced. On May 10, 2013, at 7:18 AM, Donna

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-10 Thread Jessica Moss
Oh wow, sounds really confusing, reminds me a lot of having to learn algibra for the first time with maybe more of a twist. I sometimes wish I could just turn that part of the game off and just let it move from one dimention to another, considering the fact that I just love the way it makes

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-10 Thread Donna Goodin
I would think the delay of using a bluetooth headset would interfere with the game, but don't know for sure. Donna On May 10, 2013, at 8:40 PM, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: Can you use a bluetooth headset with this? I' tried to twice today only to have it disconnect as soon

RE: Dimensions

2013-05-10 Thread Jamie Pauls
Of Jessica Moss Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 8:57 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Dimensions Oh wow, sounds really confusing, reminds me a lot of having to learn algibra for the first time with maybe more of a twist. I sometimes wish I could just turn that part of the game off and just

RE: Dimensions

2013-05-10 Thread Jamie Pauls
I would definitely agree with that. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 10:00 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Dimensions I would think the delay of using

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-09 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Teresa, I get all that, and I think it's cool. What I think Jessica and I are struggling with is the ability to perform the push and pull gestures. I wish they would give us more time in the training zone to figure that out. I played for a good couple hours last night, and never

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-09 Thread Jessica Moss
I think Hannah does to a point too. I put the headphones on her, and let her talk and sing into it, and asked her if she liked it, and she was like yeah! then we would both talk into it, and blow into the microphone on the phone,, but she then got tired of it, considering the fact that she's

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-09 Thread Teresa Cochran
It took me a week to get an artifact and another week to get rid of anethalim. Practice, practice. (evil giggle) Teresa On May 9, 2013, at 6:19 AM, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote: I think Hannah does to a point too. I put the headphones on her, and let her talk and sing into

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-09 Thread Donna Goodin
You *are evil! :) I have a couple more questions. when you're pulling to bring the artifacts close to you, do you have to slide all the way to the bottom of the screen? And, how did you deal with the collective dimension? I have absolutely no desire to link this game to twitter or Facebook.

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-09 Thread Alex Hall
I'd like to ask a question as well. How do you collect cells? Artifacts make noise, but cells seem to be silent. I know you can get cells other ways, but it seems unfortunate to just let free ones drift by. Thanks. Oh, one more: I did let the game access my Twitter account, but nothing happened

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-09 Thread Jessica Moss
Ok, what exactly is the dragging jesture? Sorry to sound ignorant here, but I've never heard of that, and think I may have done it, (at least I hold my finger down on the beam button, and slide it down or up the screen,) and nothing happens, so I'm not sure if that constitutes as a dragging

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-09 Thread Alex Hall
For what it's worth, I can't do it either. It's worth mentioning that the left/right does not drag the beam as such; instead, moving further and further left or right makes you move faster and faster in that direction, and only by returning to the center do you stop spinning. So, if you move to

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-09 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Jessica, The dragging gesture is what you do when you're trying to move an app. You basically move your finger slowly around the screen without lifting it up. My theory is that the Pull gesture is like that, you effectively drag the object toward you. that said, I haven't gotten it to

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-09 Thread Jessica Moss
Interesting, I've never heard of that. If I've needed to move an app, I always did a double-tap and hold on the item until it said moving facebook, for example, then if I wanted to delete it, I just double-tapped it and confirmed that I wanted to delete the app. On May 9, 2013, at 7:55 PM,

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-09 Thread Donna Goodin
Right. But if you wanted to move Facebook to the next screen, or to a different place on the same screen, you'd do that double-tap and hold, then you'd very slowly drag it to the place you want it to be. Cheers, Donna On May 9, 2013, at 8:49 PM, Jessica Moss junglebookfa...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-09 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, Alex and Donna, Ok, the location of the beam varies a little. When you are using it, the sound raises in pitch. Pull the artifact toward you, and hold steady once it levels off at its highest pitch, which won't be much higher than its beginning pitch. There will be a sort of tada tone when

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-09 Thread Teresa Cochran
One more thing to note: if VO is on, you have to tap and hold the beam, and then drag the artifact toward you. It works the same for the nethalim. If you play with VO off, then you can merely tap on it. In either case, you'll hear an activation tone. HtH, Teresa On May 9, 2013, at 7:30 PM,

Tips on playing dimensions.

2013-05-08 Thread Jessica Moss
Ok, I guess I can safely say I'm now adicted to this game and have already had to tear myself away from it this morning and do other stuff. I love the way it makes everything sound so different and reminds me of the makings of a Pink Floyd song, but can't figure out for the life of me how to

Re: Tips on playing dimensions.

2013-05-08 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, Jessica, I really love dimensions. It's a little tricky to play, but quite doable. With the artifacts, you just have to move your finger around so they are in the center of the soundscape. Then pull toward you. The beam sound will raise in pitch, and Emily will tell you if you've got

Re: Tips on playing dimensions.

2013-05-08 Thread Jessica Moss
have the thing centered and move my finger holding the beam button towards the home button but always miss. Sent from my iPhone On May 8, 2013, at 2:25 PM, Teresa Cochran vegaspipistre...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Jessica, I really love dimensions. It's a little tricky to play, but quite doable

Re: Tips on playing dimensions.

2013-05-08 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi Teresa, I just downloaded this, looks fun. Is there any way to start the game over? thanks, Donna On May 8, 2013, at 1:25 PM, Teresa Cochran vegaspipistre...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Jessica, I really love dimensions. It's a little tricky to play, but quite doable. With the artifacts, you

Dimensions

2013-05-08 Thread Donna Goodin
Well, Jessica, you're not the only one confused on this game. I haven't gotten a single artifact yet. It sounds like the pull gesture is like the dragging gesture kind of, but I haven't gotten either it or the push gesture to work. It's odd, too, because despite this, my number of quantum

Re: Dimensions

2013-05-08 Thread Teresa Cochran
The quantum cells increase the longer you play and the richer your sound environment is. The artifacts have a kind of sonar sound, and are very distinctive once you recognize it. This game is very subtle in a lot of ways, and takes some intent listening skills. It's almost like an interactive