Alien Blood Bath is a good starting point but we need to build up to games like this : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B21dywk4oAc
The comparison with graphics capabilities of Wii / Xbox / PS3 is an interesting one. Wii has done very well by appealing to casual gamers and I think thats what Android needs to do. Networking functions are fantastic and we all love them (myself included), but when I am on my home back from work and the train tunnels have no mobile signals, the majority of the people using their phones are playing games (mainly on iPhones) - so I wouldn't underestimate casual gaming's impact on the platform. Looking at new releases on Cyrket, what concerns me for the platform is that over the last weekend, I can see - > 100 new apps -> around 6 new games A worrying statistic. On Mar 30, 11:10 am, David Turner <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 10:36 AM, [email protected] < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Why is it a problem? Because there is not a single game in Android > > Market that features smooth scrolling backgrounds. Games may not be > > the only app needed, but they certainly need to be visually impressive > > for the platform to survive. > > I question both these points. For example "Alien Blood Bath" seems to do ok > as a platform > game with regards to smooth-scrolling (and even rescaling), and it's a Java > app that uses OpenGL. > (not to say it's visually impressive since the graphics and controls are > still a bit rough, but hey, it's > an open-source game). > > Also, Android is not a game console per se, and "survival of the platform" > will depend much more on the > usefulness of the applications that run on it, the availability of devices, > and other user-oriented things. > That doesn't mean that visually impressive is not nice to have, but I doubt > it's as important as you think. > > Consider the graphics capabilities of the Wii compared to the Xbox and PS3, > and you'll see that they > have little to do with the respective platforms' success. > > Apart from that, we should try to find solutions to provide a better > experience for both the gaming user > and the game developers, but without sacrificing useful features. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
