[Win 8.1] Fish Tank - Cemetech | Forum

merthsoft · 10 May 2015 09:35:17 am

So, I made a little Fish Tank app for Windows. I mostly just wanted to play around with the new Win2D library, but I enjoyed watching the fish swim by so I went ahead and published it on the store. Download:
http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/simple-fish-tank/215b81db-2f1b-4168-b5fa-a9b759d259cc
Here's a screenshot:

I don't really know where else I'll go with this, just though I'd share.

I also put the code in BitBucket in case anyone wants to see how the Win2D stuff works:
https://bitbucket.org/merthsoft/fish-tank

tifreak8x · 10 May 2015 11:56:05 am

Downloaded and installed, quite the amusing app Smile

Ivoah · 10 May 2015 12:20:57 pm

Would this run under Mono?

merthsoft · 10 May 2015 12:25:28 pm

I'm not sure. I'd like to maybe port this over using Xamarin or something so it can be used across more platforms, but I mostly just wanted to play with Win2D, so we'll see. Might be a good excuse to learn more about the ecosystem.

Unicorn · 10 May 2015 01:34:41 pm

I'll try it out when I get my new computer!

merthsoft · 17 May 2015 04:40:52 pm

More to come!

Making it a Universal App means getting onto the phone was really easy!

tr1p1ea · 17 May 2015 04:44:35 pm

Hey looking awesome! The kind of thing that is relaxing to just watch for a while.

merthsoft · 17 May 2015 09:15:33 pm

Thanks tr1p!

I updated the desktop version to have a customizable desktop background, set through standard win 8.1 settings:
http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/simple-fish-tank/215b81db-2f1b-4168-b5fa-a9b759d259cc
The windows phone version is available now:
https://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/simple-fish-tank/07ea3d14-71b4-4fc3-8302-528874e0e688
And, of course, the code is up to date:
https://bitbucket.org/merthsoft/fish-tank

Enjoy!

MasterChief56 · 19 May 2015 12:57:55 pm

Solid implementation!
Which Visual Studio version do you use? It is been a while since I programmed Visual Studio, thus I wasn't aware that you already could develope Universal Apps.
Also, did you do the Screenshot gif with VS or with some external screenshot program?

xlibman · 19 May 2015 01:59:58 pm

Would it be easy to make it Windows 7 compatible or is it out of the question?

Unicorn · 19 May 2015 03:16:46 pm

I now have a screensaver for listing to music! Its awesome, all those fishies. Razz

merthsoft · 12 Nov 2015 12:02:26 am

This has been updated. You can now click on the fishies!
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/apps/simple-fish-tank/9nblggh2w1tv

tr1p1ea · 12 Nov 2015 12:08:43 am

Nice work

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