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Null Engine - My hopes for the Android
The Open Source community benefits greatly from free tools. That being said, I would hope that we can eventually have a game maker engine similar to the Unreal Engine for the Android platform. When I say similar I mean in functionality/intent but not necessarily a 3D game platform. Eventually, I would like to see 3D full implemented but the cost of battery life, longer asset turn-around and cost among other things makes 3D gaming on the mobile platform frivolous if only for the small developer.
NOTE: For proof that 3D is not an essential technology when making a game you need look no further than Pop Cap games as well as a large number of best selling titles for the most popular platform (the Nintendo DS; New Super Mario Bros anyone?). Sure, 3D can enhance a games look, but you need at that point 3D artists and you’re also isolating users without 3D capable hardware, good job…. JERK! ;-D
So that being said, I am looking to create my first game project for the android and as the project progresses I hope that I will develop a set of tools that will eventually enable any user to create their own content and explore ideas that maybe I haven’t ever thought of. After all, I can’t be everyone’s paint brush, but I can make a brush for everyone to use and if a Rembrandt happens to make something with it then all the better.
The Null Engine: a game maker for the masses. Maybe then I can work for Google! Come on guys! Google “Games and Educational Tools Division”! Go go go! :-D
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