iPhone - can Cocos2d create non-games?

Question

Can Cocos2D create non-game apps like, for example, a finger painting application, a questionnaire or other kind of app that is not a game?

If so, what kind of limitations did the library has for this kind of app?

If not, what kind of library do you suggest?

thanks

Answer 1

You can create any app with custom look and feel with cocos2d. It is a library that gives you high level support over raw opengl like creating and managing scenes, lots of animation etc. etc. What you can do is limited by your imagination :-). And as suggested by Jesse Naugher, check out the features. And also check their sample for iPhone.

just trying to give an example. in general u will need some button, menu etc. and u will need to transit from one scene to another. say in the home screen u will show a menu containing 4 options and upon selecting u will move to 4 different screens. say in the first screen u take some input and process data and show some result to the user. say another one screen shows a pie chart and another one shows bar chart. and another screen contains options / settings for user. u can do all of these with cocos2d.

Answer 2

Yes, it is for any graphical application as far as its limitations, I'd suggest reading up on their website, it is fairly in depth and useful. cocos2d