title: Creating a 3D talking character iPhone app
body: <p>I'm new to iPhone programming, and since winter break is coming up, I thought I might immerse myself in a fun project. I want to create a 3D talking character iPhone app, that interacts with the user based on touch, like the existing talking characters in the AppStore (Talking Santa, Talking Cat, etc). I am familiar with 3DsMax and Maya, but I'm not familiar with the 'gaming' side of iPhone development at all. In general, what is the recipe for creating such an app? If you look at this app,<a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/talking-santa-for-iphone/id398853199?mt=8" rel="nofollow">Talking Santa</a>, would you be able to tell me, in general, the steps they took to create the app? Where did they design it? How did they import it into whatever program that is used to create the app? What else can you tell me?</p>