[Android Apps and Games] zamolxees:
First of all I want to say a biiig thank you to everyone. I was caught up at work lately and have not had time to check the thread for a while. It was a pleasant surprise to see all this support. Thank you.

Well, why would we insult a respectable character like that?

I'm referring to mr. Holmes, of course :)

The different hamster characters idea is really nice.

This could be done in two different ways, as I see it.

One, when our hamster dresses up and acts differently but is essentially the same chubby rodent with the same clock mechanism.

Two, where we have different widgets with different characters altogether. This way the ninja hamster would be a lean mean spinnin' machine, complete with a ninja style clock background and all.

Right now it's a bit early to go into all this, I'm not even sure if it is possible yet (cpu, battery, programming, etc.)

About shaking, it's a nice idea, but it needs to be thought trough. I'm thinking the rodent actions should be surprising. When you unlock the phone, or when you press home, to see it doing something surprising. Don't know if interactions are in the realm of possibility. Again, don't know if a widget can "read" the accelerometer.

About the art stuff, yes, I've done it all, from idea to execution :) I may be posting a screen shot of the "wireframe".

Interesting idea, thank you, but I'm leaning towards something lighthearted with instant recognition.

Firstly I see the hamster doing something visible all the time the user is on the home screen. Secondly, although the cuckoo clock idea is nice, I think it's a bit too old school for this, and also I'd like to see all the inner workings, well... working as the runner does his thing.

The sense I have (stock froyo on desire) animates to a degree it's clocks. The arms move into position, or the panels flip to the intended time. I don't know if you mean to say that the new sense in desire HD does it differently or not.

About the live wallpaper, I thought about that for a bit, I'll write about it in another post.

Thank you very much, right now I'm looking for all the help I can get.

Haha yeah, baby, no charging needed, just poke the hamster! Endless power to ya phone :)

Uhm, our hamster does not seem to be a good fit for a spy :)

Great idea, it was instant "rock on!" for me. I think I'll make a poll later on with all the best naming ideas, and we can all vote. This is a keeper.

Veeery funny, I thought about that also, but it's tricky. Basically, the interactions on the widget cannot interfere with the normal operation of the interface. For example, I want to swipe to the next screen, but instead I get a spin in the hamster wheel. Kind of annoying, right? Also, people kind of expect the alarm and/or other functionality when pressing on their clock.

I'm not sure there should be a second counter. On the other hand, I see the background glowing more or less as the hamster runs faster or slower. Also because this way the whole thing would be more mechanical and intuitive. Think about why everyone likes steam engines. All the moving parts are there to see. You immediately see how it works.

Uhm, thanks but, I'm sure you can do better :)

I don't want to tie the time shown by the clock to the actions of the hamster. I mean, this annoyed me always with sense clocks. You had to wait to see the time. The time should be right there for you to see right there and then. What goes on around that is another matter. Don't you agree?

I kind of see where you're going with your naming idea, a different take on the subject. Yorch sounds nice, but to me sounds very much like Lurch.

Don't worry about your english, as it's not the first language for many people here, including myself.

Exactly

Movies are nice and all, but I'm hoping we can come up with new stuff :) I'd like it very much if we could find something that sums up our character nicely and also sounds good/funny.

Torpy sounds nice kind of funny, don't know if many people know the word (I didn't). To be noted. Thank you.

About live wallpapers I have mixed feelings.

On one hand, it would be a great opportunity to develop this idea, as there is more space, so lots more directions to go creatively. Interactivity being just one of them.

On the other hand if it is a live wallpaper, you can't hide the clock completely as you change the screen. There are battery issues. Live wallpapers is not supported on handsets with earlier than 2.0 android if I'm not mistaken.

And the list could go on.

Hambo sounds nice and as I haven't had dinner yet so I like it :))