The Resurrection of the Point and Click Puzzler.

This post is in regards to the October 17, 2012 class in digital storytelling

Hey so we talked about tablet computing in class today! You know what that means! I'm gonna talk about all the cool things I think about tablet computing!

TADA! Source

I own an iPad second generation. I've owned it for about 18 months and while I may be typing this blog entry from my laptop I really truly would have no qualms typing it from my iPad. It's just when it comes to being fast, and linking things and adding images, well... It's actually not all that much slower. 

So why did I buy a laptop when I already had an iPad and it did everything I needed it to? Well... I needed to edit videos and photos and create certain graphics and the like. Unfortunately a tablet doesn't have the kind of power to do that. Yet. 

Now that Microsoft has released their new tablets with Windows 8 and the iPad has gone mini to compete with the range of Android tablets all the major tech giants have blurred the lines between their mobile phone offerings and computer operating systems.

If we made it any smaller you guys would
hate it and think it's dumb.
- EAT YOUR WORDS STEVE JOBS. Source

Which brings us to the great things about tablets. The stories. I predict we will have a rising surge in popularity of games like The Secret of Monkey Island, King's Quest, Museum Madness, and Pajama Sam. These games were popular in the late 80s and early 90s and usually involved puzzles being solved through clicking characters on a game screen. A perfect way to utilize a tablet. Those games were awesome but were beaten out by first person shooters and graphics-heavy games. They were great stories and intriguing puzzlers but unfortunately flash and excitement eclipsed their awesome nature.

I literally spent dozens of hours playing this level when
I was younger because I didn't know how to save my game! Source