well Its not smartphones I want games for but also the games using the simbion os. At 02:43 p.m. 1/03/2008, you wrote: >Hi Corry and all, >I know some of you are excited about the potential of supporting smart >phones, but my feeling is this. First, it is imparative that USA Games >finishes our tests using the Java platform for games. Second, we need to >build a stable and working engine to base games on. Third, build a >working game which is tested on Mac, Linux, and Windows. After that we >can then think about what comes next such as supporting smart phones, >PDA's, and other devices. >I would like to state I am not uninterested in supporting smart phones. >Actually, I think it would be a giant leap in access gaming technology. >However, the research and basic tools, tool kits, and code base must be >designed from the ground up before we can expand in to new and perhaps >untapped markets. Before designing on a new platform a company needs to >write test applications, simple test games, for that market to make >sure the developer knows how to target the platform correctly. >For example, assume I wanted to target a smart phone. I am new to the >j2me platform, new to writing games for phones, and want to start off >easy. The last thing I want to do is port a major production game to the >phone and find out I did it wrong. Instead of beginning with the very >large game, which takes several hours of man power, I might write >something smaller like Space Invaders, Empire Strikes Back, or Monopoly. >Basicly design something I can get results quickly and debug my code and >learn what I did right and wrong with a simple app rather than a large app. > > >Cory wrote: >> I think you have a lot more smart phone users than ya think. Including me. >> Might be worth at least taking a pole? >> > > >--- >Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >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/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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