Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC22) continues at full speed. The company, which presented its newest products to users yesterday, finally 2022 Apple Design Awards announced the winners. Company; It rewarded developers in a total of 6 categories, including Inclusivity, Pleasure & Entertainment, Interaction, Social Impact, Visuals & Graphics, and Innovation.
2022 Apple Design Awards winners announced
apple, 2022 Apple Design Awards announced the winners. In this context, the company awarded a game and an application in each category. Award winners 36 finalists was chosen among
Inclusivity
The winners of this category support users from a wide range of backgrounds and abilities and speak different languages, ensuring a great experience for everyone.
Application: Procreate
Developer: Savage Interactive (Australia)
A premium tool for artists and designers, Procreate brings the power of creativity to even more people with its iPad app. Expanding support for VoiceOver, Dynamic Font and more, with new accessibility features such as vibration and motion filter, in-app AssistiveTouch menu, voice feedback and color blindness settings, the app gives more artists the opportunity to create, interact and express themselves.
The game: Wylde Flowers
Developer: Studio Drydock (Australia)
An Apple Arcade original, Wylde Flowers features a diverse story and characters that represent the LGBTQIA+ community.
Pleasure and Entertainment
The winners of this category provide unforgettable, engaging and satisfying experiences enhanced by Apple technologies.
Application: (Not Boring) Habits
Developer: Andy Works LLC (United States)
(Not Boring) Habits, as its creative name suggests, brings colorful features to familiar habit tracking tools. Making life easier with its impressive designs, fun tactile feedback and gamification, this adventure is presented like an inspiring journey through forests and mountains. Thus, following habits turns into a truly artistic experience.
The game: Overboard!
Developer: inkle (UK)
Overboard! brings a new perspective to the “who is the killer” game. This time you are the killer. In this highly entertaining detective game, the players, who this time take on the role of the murderer instead of the detective, try to escape this crime by making clever conversations with other unsuspecting ship passengers. With its interactive storytelling, compelling dialogues, and multiple endings, this game is one to be played over and over again.
Interaction
The winners of this category provide user-friendly interfaces and effortless controls that are perfectly adapted to their platforms.
Application: slopes
Developer: Breakpoint Studio (United States)
A perfect ski tracking application, Slopes offers users a practical ski and snowboard diary. The app also takes advantage of the GPS on the iPhone or Apple Watch to track distance and speed. Offering a game-like experience with best-in-class social features, this app lets you connect with friends and family at the touch of a button. Leveraging massive amounts of data, the app is designed to be as easy to use as skiing on gently sloping hills.
The game: A Musical Story
Developer: Glee-Cheese Studio (France)
Combining songs with story and artistic creativity, A Musical Story reconsiders ideas of what mobile gaming could be like. The story told with rich and minimalist animations comes together with the game experience that brings a new perspective to rhythm games. Thus, the result is a game that shows how different design elements work in perfect harmony.
Social Impact
The winners in this category make people’s lives meaningfully better and shine a light on critical issues.
Application: Rebel Girls
Developer: Rebel Girls Inc. (United States of America)
Rebel Girls tells the stories of the world’s most influential women, including Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Simone Biles and Frida Kahlo, with rich audio and gorgeous original artwork. Topics; divided into careers, cultures, and decades. While accompanying these subjects, the sounds and visuals, which perfectly match the stories and interface, were prepared by women and artists from all over the world who do not identify with a specific gender.
The game: Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
Developer: Broken Rules (Austria)
An Apple Arcade original, Gibbon is an eco-adventure where players search for family while swinging and jumping through the trees through stunning hand-drawn landscapes. While the unique mechanics of the game allow you to have fun freely, its environmentally sensitive story and the empathy it gives to the player who takes on the role of another living being are also an important lesson.
Images and Graphics
The winners of this category boast stunning visuals, masterfully drawn interfaces and high-quality animations that complement a unique and consistent theme.
Application: Halide Mark II
Developer: Lux Optics (United States)
The ingenious camera application Halide Mark II focuses on indispensable features. This nifty tool offers a wealth of features in an interface that greatly simplifies navigation. The simple and cleverly arranged interface of the app is reminiscent of a movie camera. Every move will be familiar to longtime photographers. Users who are just starting to explore focus and exposure settings will easily find what they are looking for. A great camera for iPhone, this app now helps users create amazing visuals with a version specially designed for iPad.
The game: LEGO Star Wars: Castaways
Developer: Gameloft (Canada)
With its cinematic feel, impressive visual effects and touch-based gaming experience, Castaways has a power that cannot be underestimated. Set on a long-abandoned planet, the game’s stunningly visual environments and fluid animations instantly immerse players in a galaxy filled with action, mystery, and sometimes dance parties. The adventure is constantly evolving, with countless customization options and a variety of characters encountered.
Innovation
The winners of this category provide the most advanced experience of its kind, with exceptional use of Apple technologies.
Application: audio
Developer: Volst (Netherlands)
The audio app Odio offers extremely realistic ambient sounds. Sounds like waterfalls, flowing rivers, lush electronic waves become even more realistic with Spatial Audio and head tracking. Soundscapes can be personalized by mixing different genres through an impressive circular interface. Each soundscape is accompanied by fluid futuristic animations that match perfectly with the sound. This application interprets the audio and visual experience in a very impressive way.
The game: MARVEL Future Revolution
Developer: Netmarble Corp. (South Korea)
MARVEL Future Revolution is a technological achievement like Stark Industries. This 2021 iPad Game of the Year award brings the Marvel Cinematic Universe to life with an open world action role-playing game. The multiverse, full of fluid battles powered by Metal technology, stunning cutscenes, and beautifully detailed character models, come together perfectly in this game.
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