1. Joel Hill's Avatar
    Hey folks,

    As of a few weeks ago I started development of a native Twitch client. The app has progressed nicely over the past few days, and so I thought I would start taking steps to show off my work and give progress updates to anyone interested.

    So.... feel free to subscribe to my BBM Channel and leave some comments! Suggestions for names are especially welcome (Twitch-4-10 maybe?)!

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    Cheers!

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    Last edited by Joel Hill; 08-17-14 at 11:40 PM.
    08-17-14 11:28 PM
  2. Supa_Fly1's Avatar
    Here is an idea, although I'm glad developers are still creating apps for BB10 ...

    Why not state what the hell this app really does ... as in what is "Twitch" in the first place
    08-18-14 12:47 AM
  3. Joel Hill's Avatar
    Twitch is a video streaming service for video games. Players on a variety of platforms can stream their gameplay to the public while those watching can chat with each other. It's a fun service, and was recently purchased by Google for $1 Billion.

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    08-18-14 12:56 AM
  4. mvpcrossxover's Avatar
    Kewl!

    Any beta for testing?

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    08-18-14 01:26 AM
  5. MrGlenn's Avatar
    Hello! Good to see yet another third party dev interested in bringing a service to BB10. Twitch being a video app could benefit greatly from a native app over Android (media controls, Play On?).
    First of all, just a few words of advice:

    If we've learned anything of Nem0ry and his recent problems it is this: make sure you stay as far away from possibly copyright infringements as possible. Even if they offer up APIs for you to use (as seems the case with Twitch).
    So a name like "Twitch 4 10/BB" might seem clear, but it smells like trouble to me. Maybe look into synonyms or words covering the content/genre instead (Flick/Splash/Stream/Twinge).
    Same for the icon and such, make it seem "inspired by" instead of "based on".

    Looking forward to seeing some of your progress!

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    08-18-14 01:26 AM
  6. mvpcrossxover's Avatar
    Call it......Switch

    I'm a genius!

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    08-18-14 01:39 AM
  7. anon(4086706)'s Avatar
    I watched from them once regarding a tournament of Counter-Strike : Global Offensive. It's nice to know I won't need to rely on Flash anymore.... is it?

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    08-18-14 01:47 AM
  8. Ghyss8888's Avatar
    Thank you. Now I can catch up on my SC2 on the go.

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    08-18-14 01:47 AM
  9. Joel Hill's Avatar
    Kewl!

    Any beta for testing?

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    I plan on adding the app to the beta zone... but only once I have something worth putting there. the app is in very early stages of development.

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    08-18-14 01:54 AM
  10. Joel Hill's Avatar
    Hello! Good to see yet another third party dev interested in bringing a service to BB10. Twitch being a video app could benefit greatly from a native app over Android (media controls, Play On?).
    First of all, just a few words of advice:

    If we've learned anything of Nem0ry and his recent problems it is this: make sure you stay as far away from possibly copyright infringements as possible. Even if they offer up APIs for you to use (as seems the case with Twitch).
    So a name like "Twitch 4 10/BB" might seem clear, but it smells like trouble to me. Maybe look into synonyms or words covering the content/genre instead (Flick/Splash/Stream/Twinge).
    Same for the icon and such, make it seem "inspired by" instead of "based on".

    Looking forward to seeing some of your progress!

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    I appreciate the advice, I'll definitely keep all of that in mind moving forward.

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    08-18-14 01:56 AM
  11. dalight13's Avatar
    Looking forward to seeing your app! and a few of my friends too! Good luck with it!

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    08-18-14 02:22 AM
  12. bluetroll's Avatar
    You are amazing! You can count on my support!

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    08-18-14 07:38 AM
  13. Joel Hill's Avatar
    Video Streaming now working.....


    Native Twitch App is on the Way!-img_20140818_134548.png

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    08-18-14 03:15 PM
  14. MrGlenn's Avatar
    Holy **** you managed to get Play On integrated? And it would work on Q devices? That would be a great option, to stream Twitch easily to external monitors. O.O

    I think not even the third party YouTube apps have gotten that far.

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    08-18-14 03:27 PM
  15. Joel Hill's Avatar
    Holy **** you managed to get Play On integrated? And it would work on Q devices? That would be a great option, to stream Twitch easily to external monitors. O.O

    I think not even the third party YouTube apps have gotten that far.

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    Woah, nope! Haha! By streaming I meant the video is now streaming from the Twitch servers on the BlackBerry device. Play on will be.... a ways away, haha.

    Sorry to burst your bubble!

    Edit: oh wow, never mind. Play on totally is working. Not because I'm awesome though, I had no idea that feature was built into the framework I'm using!

    Picture of my app streaming to my monitor over hdmi while I post here:




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  16. MrGlenn's Avatar
    Lol. That is a great coincidence.

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    08-18-14 03:34 PM
  17. Joel Hill's Avatar
    Ha! Oh well, I just saw the icon on the bottom bar and got my hopes up. Good to see you are making progress tough, I have a feeling native app development is getting a bit of a boost recently.

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    I update my reply. In summary, play on is actually working and I'm dumb, haha!

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    08-18-14 03:46 PM
  18. Joel Hill's Avatar
    Here's a quick video of the app in action:

    08-18-14 04:42 PM
  19. UnlimitedEra's Avatar
    Call it "Witch - A Twitch Native Client"

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    08-18-14 04:47 PM
  20. Joel Hill's Avatar
    Potential logo? Perhaps I'm not allowed to used the BlackBerry symbol... or the Twitch logo. or maybe I changed them both enough?


    Native Twitch App is on the Way!-logo.png

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    08-19-14 06:16 PM
  21. LazyEvul's Avatar
    I'm guessing that using either logo is going to be legally problematic, far too recognizable. I don't know how Twitch is with their trademark protection, but chances are the logo won't pass through BlackBerry's approval process. I'd recommend trying to come up with something unique, though pulling a bit of inspiration from the Twitch logo isn't out of the question.
    08-19-14 07:11 PM
  22. GSM-S's Avatar
    This is great. I can't wait to test the app once it is the beta zone. Anyway, I don't like how the icon looks.

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    08-20-14 03:52 PM
  23. eldricho's Avatar
    Awesomely awesome! Surely gonna use this

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    08-20-14 04:01 PM
  24. mikevocalz's Avatar
    Native Twitch App is on the Way!-twitch-bb10.jpg

    Native Twitch App is on the Way!-twitch-bb10v2.jpg

    Native Twitch App is on the Way!-twitch-bb10v3.jpg
    here are two logo's i came up with
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    08-20-14 04:33 PM
  25. UnlimitedEra's Avatar
    I'm not really good at graphic designing but incase you go with "Witch - A Twitch Native Client", I was playing around with paint lol.Native Twitch App is on the Way!-witch.png
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