Kevin
The Dude
Google’s gaming console unveiled
Google has announced its first device running on the new Android TV operating system
Google has announced its first device running on the new Android TV operating system
Google’s gaming console revealed
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Crzwaco
New member
When is the last time you tried?
Solitude
Mr. Nice Guy
Now.
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/table/3539140?hl=en
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And the worst is that Microsoft and Apple have both been supporting us for years.
MetalSoup
There's a GIF for that
Didn't Terak put his game on Android?
Solitude
Mr. Nice Guy
He has a friend in the UK who did it for him.
MetalSoup
There's a GIF for that
Solitude
Mr. Nice Guy
That sucks.
Yeah I'm going on a crusade to boycott Google....
Well not really but at least I had a chance to write something about it here. It's something.
matt
Local caffeine junky
Now.
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/table/3539140?hl=en
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And the worst is that Microsoft and Apple have both been supporting us for years.
Looks like you can be a Google Play Developer here, but not a Google Wallet merchant. Does that mean you can put up apps, but you can't get paid for them? Or can you set up other methods of payment....
Solitude
Mr. Nice Guy
Yeah you can create apps but then you either have to give it away for free, make use of advertising or have in-app purchases through other means.
Which is silly considering that Google Adsense pays out to South Africa. These days directly into our bank accounts.
Mister 44
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I never knew this. I don't develop commercially so I never looked into the Play store platform but I've been toying with the idea of developing for mobile. Have Google at any time given a reason for not allowing it?
Solitude
Mr. Nice Guy
I don't know. I keep hoping they will include us and every time they announce new countries we don't make the cut.
matt
Local caffeine junky
Ah that sucks, SA gets shafted again
I've also wondered about developing for mobile, but it would mean learning new languages and platforms, but if you can't even sell your apps, it's not really worth it
Mister 44
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If you know HTML5, CSS3 and Javascript you can look at Phonegap.
You develop an app using web methodologies and phonegap wraps the app and exposes the hardware of the device via an API. Apps can then be exported for Android, iOS etc all from the same code base. And all the app stores allow phonegap apps.
MetalSoup
There's a GIF for that
Yeah that's a good point. Most mobile games suck if you play them for more than 10 minutes at a time.
matt
Local caffeine junky
Oh cool thanks, I had an idea that you can do HTML, CSS and JS for interfaces, but I figured I might need to learn Java or Objective C for some coding unless you use a platform like that. The one I had heard about was from Telerik http://www.telerik.com/platform#overview
FarligOpptreden
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With HTML5 and webviews you can create hybrid apps with the bulk of the work being done in a "browser", but wrapped in a native app for the device.
Canvas is hardware accelerated on all modern mobile browsers and you can do some incredible stuff with it. If you understand basic game design (and animation) principles, you can build a game in JavaScript running on a canvas. I wrote a random particle and light-shaft effects engine the other day in only 200 lines of JavaScript, so it's also very lightweight.
Toxin
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I'm not a fan of stuff like online petitions, but this is a cause I'd sign up for instantly. Isn't there a someone we could all email or something? This is really stupid.......