Canvas2D-style APIs are easier to learn than OpenGL in the first place but once you know OpenGL, there are many things it does effortlessly.
Antigen is 2D OpenGL and took very little graphics effort. Most of the time was spent tweaking difficulty curves, testing, developing and integrating assets such as graphics, sounds and music and putting in logic for the messages and achievements. Once I had the basic 2D sprite library working in GL, it was cake adding additional stuff, including the particle explosions, power-up auras, animations and text effects. Once you learn how to use atlases and draw quads using parts of them, GL doesn't seem so daunting. It's certainly worth learning if you want to up your game (pardon the pun). On Aug 26, 12:28 am, "Ted Neward" <[email protected]> wrote: > What kind of frame rate are you hoping to get? > > In general, popular opinion holds that 2D is more easily done without > OpenGL, but it's certainly do-able. > > Ted Neward > Java, .NET, XML Services > Consulting, Teaching, Speaking, Writinghttp://www.tedneward.com > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:android- > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Firidan > > Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 12:25 PM > > To: Android Developers > > Subject: [android-developers] Do I need openGL or not? > > > I am thinking about creating a 2D game for android. Kind of like the flash > > game "Age Of War" (just google it). Can I do it with just Java or do I > also need > > openGL? > > > Thanks for help! > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
