[quote]I really liked it ! Didn’t seem to have any problems on my machine, except that it was perhaps a little unresponsive or something ? I’m not too sure, the pieces seemed to lag behind the mouse cursor a little or something. To be fair though, that was the only gripe i could find with it. I also really like the fact that theres a cut down applet version of it on the site to try while you’re waiting for it to download.
I should probably reply with the following in the business forum, But i’ve already replied to you there and I think you’ll probaly get more commentary here so here you go.
Its a Jigsaw app, not a game. Now its a GOOD jigsaw app, indeed I don’t think i’ve ever actually seen another jigsaw app . But this could be your downfall when you try and market it, particularly if you’re trying to sell it to the portals. I think you should try and actually sell the fact that its a jigsaw program. The selling point is that people can MAKE JIGSAWS from their OWN PHOTOGRAPHS ! So, bit of a roundtable brainstorm here …
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People can print out their own jigsaw ? but then they’d have to laminate them onto thick card or wood or something. Maybe not the best idea.
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Hmmm, partner up with a Jigsaw Manufacturer that makes custom jigsaws for people (I’m pretty sure they probably exist) , so that people can actually order a jigsaw FROM THE GAME and have it delivered or send it off to a friend or whatever.
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Code up something whereby people can actually save a jigsaw they’ve created into a redistributable package which they can then send off to friends. Exactly the same functionality as the full version except that it will only display the one jigsaw image.
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Allow people to upload jigsaws to your site and provide a URL so they can send this URL off to others to mess around with their jigsaw, you already have a perfectly fine applet in place to do just this.
Obviously all this functionality is only available to registered users 
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As far as the lag when picking pieces goes - well that just calls for some more optimisations from my part. I did work on optimisations, but there’s always more to be done :).
Also thanks for your ideeas - some of them I’ve thought of before, some are fresh. The thing is that now I’m kinda exhausted and I feel the need for some rewarding of my efforts - be it visitor count, download count or paychecks :). So if it gains some popularity, I’ll feel encouraged to go on adding features.
Thanks for the positive feedback - it really helped. (spiritually if anything else).
