Hi Scott, Yes, cross-platform support is definitely one reason people may want to use Unity. Anyone who has tried doing cross-platform development learns early on that it is pretty difficult and a tool like Unity obviously helps ease a developer in the transition from one platform to another because it was developed for multiple platforms. That is most definitely an advantage in Unity's favor over traditional programming languages.
That said, the reason most accessible games are not cross-platform is simply because the developer in question chose a lot of Windows specific languages and tools like Visual Basic 6, for example, and now are unable to change because their games and development tools were tied specifically to Windows. Had they chosen C, C++, Python, Java, or something else they would have had much more freedom to explore alternative platforms. So while Unity would certainly help just choosing a more cross-platform language and tools would work equally well. Cheers! On 7/1/15, Scott Chesworth <scottcheswo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Whether I agree or not, I think it's worth pointing out early on in > the discussion that cross platform compatibility is probably a big > draw when it comes to reasons that this chap would like to see Unity > improve accessibility. BGT is great, but it doesn't help anyone > compile games on iOS or any of the other platforms with fast growing > adoption. > > I'm aware of just a few of the many hurdles in the way of decent cross > platform accessibility, but will probably pop a vote down on this just > in case it meets a receptive developer and something however small > improves about the gaming experience on iOS or Mac. > > Just some thoughts... > > Scott --- 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.
