Hi Josh, Thanks for posting a link to this article. I get this question quite frequently, and while I seriously looked into developing games and apps for Android devices I decided it was not in my best interests as a developer in the long term. It is not so much that it can not be done, it certainly could, but it requires more time and research developing hacks to get around Google's broken accessibility. That doesn't even begin to discuss the problem with support given that Android comes on a huge number of devices ranging in hardware and there is no consistency between Android OS versions. One device might be running 4.0, another 4.2, maybe another is up to date running 4.4. That's just a technical support and testing nightmare. On the flip side say what you want about Apple their iOS devices are stable and consistent. I could say a game requires an iPhone 5C or 5S and can be reasonably sure the end user is running iOS 7. If not they can easily update to iOS 7 without having to wait for their manufacturer to make an update available for their phone as is often case for Samsung, Motorola, LG, and other Android phones. That more than anything else makes Android too much trouble for a developer with limited resources.
Cheers! On 2/21/14, Draconis <i...@dracoent.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I wanted to revisit this topic for those who may still be perplexed on why > developers, such as Draconis and USA Games, have little interest in writing > accessible games for Android. > > The below link is an article that outlines the problems with Android in > particular, and with developing accessible software for Android, in an > extremely clear and concise way. It is the best summary of the state of > Android accessibility I've seen, and it does a great job of explaining > things in a simple and easily understood way. > > http://chrishofstader.com/testing-android-accessibility-the-programmers-perspective/ > > I hope this is of interest. > > Draconis Entertainment > "...feel the power...wield the magic..." > http://DraconisEntertainment.com > http://twitter.com/DracoEnt > > > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
