![]() As well as the artwork, Harry had ideas-the llamas were Harry’s idea-which became important to the game as well. I’d never had a feeling like that from a video game.” Ryan liked snowboarding, so creating a game that had a zen-like feel and Harry’s artwork came together. I could just leave my phone open with the music going and feel like I’m at a beach somewhere. He explains: “I was like, wow, this is just beautiful. Jordan (Rosenberg, his co-founder at Snowman) directed Ryan to Tiny Wings and Ryan’s response was powerful. “Harry’s style had this almost-Zen, relaxing look which was in contrast to other games at the time. They kept in touch and when the germ of an idea for Alto’s Adventure came up, it was Harry’s art style that Ryan wanted. He's been gaming since the Atari 2600 days and still struggles to comprehend the fact he can play console quality titles on his pocket computer.Ryan met Harry when Ryan spotted cool illustrations on a website that he liked. Oliver also covers mobile gaming for iMore, with Apple Arcade a particular focus. Current expertise includes iOS, macOS, streaming services, and pretty much anything that has a battery or plugs into a wall. ![]() Since then he's seen the growth of the smartphone world, backed by iPhone, and new product categories come and go. Having grown up using PCs and spending far too much money on graphics card and flashy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac and hasn't looked back. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more.
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