Well the new IPhone supports OpenGL ES 2.0, so I'm sure my droid could too! 8)
But guys, OpenGL ES 1.0 was only released in 2003. It was OpenGL 1.0 which was in 1992 I believe. From the IO webisodes it seems that there is no plans to implement ES 2.0 and use 1.1 ES extensions at your own risk, as only 1.0 ES are garenteed to be supported in the future, well that is if I understood the IO right, I kind of zoned out after a while! ;) The ES version is an optimised version for embedded devices by the way, so it's not all doom and gloom! First I would get yourself the Android Pro book, which will very breifly explan about how to set up the Surface View and EGL, etc, and will get you up and running at least. Then you should be able to find some tutorials or start working through the Redbook. Good luck! T. On Jan 22, 3:40 pm, Kevin Duffey <andjar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Just curious..but being a mobile device with limited resources, does it > really need OpenGL 2.0? Can it even handle what 2.0 may offer now? Not > trying to stir the pot, asking out of curiosity as I sense the anger over > the delay and old API and certainly as one interested in game development > I'd like to know as well why it can't have the latest... I would think the > limited resources and perhaps size of 2.0s API as an implementation. > > > > On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 7:12 AM, Justin Giles <jtgi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I can't speak as to why Android is putting on Hammer pants and going back > > to the 90's with OpenGL 1.0. > > > In regards to resources, we always have the wonderful official OpenGL 1.0 > > reference...oh, wait...Khronos says that OpenGL 1.0 reference is > > obsolete...hmmm....let's see....oh, I can direct you to the OpenGL 1.1 > > reference:http://www.khronos.org/opengles/sdk/1.1/docs/man/ > > > On second thought, I just remembered that Android only supports v1.0 and > > some basic 1.1 support that is NOT COMPLETE ( > >http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/graphics/opengl.html). So, it > > looks like we are stuck in the stone ages until Google and Android get back > > into the 21st century. > > > In the meantime, why don't we head to the landfill and get some turn of the > > century phones, download the BREW SDK and get to work! > > > Justin > > > On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 8:50 AM, Greg Donald <gdon...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> Why is support for OpenGL lagging so far behind with Android? I have > >> ebooks that date OpenGL 1.0 ES back to 1997 or so. I don't understand > >> why ~13 year old technology is what's being offered in the Android > >> API. Could someone enlighten me? > > >> What's the best path for someone wanting to learn OpenGL ES 1.0? The > >> ebooks I have are of course not oriented for Java/Android and most > >> everything in them doesn't work when I try it. I can post some > >> specific examples later but at this point I'm just wondering if I'm > >> wasting time or if I should keep going and struggle through it. I > >> have a tiny amount of OpenGL experience but it's with 2.0 and > >> apparently things were very different back in the ES 1.0 world. > > >> I guess my question boils down to, is OpenGL ES 2.0 support coming to > >> Android anytime soon? And what OpenGL ES 1.0 + Android learning > >> resources already exist? > > >> Thanks, > > >> -- > >> Greg Donald > >> destiney.com | gregdonald.com > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> Groups "Android Developers" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
