Cell Phone Game Programming

[SUISIDE]

Hi,
I'd like to get my hands dirty at cell phone game programming.

What is the most commonly used programming software to make games for cell phones?

What are some good websites to check out?

Thanks my fellow posters!

 

[kamper]

I know I'm gonna get flamed for this but I'll suggest java as a language (the j2me platform, in particular). It won't get you high performance like a lower level language would but it's easy to use and relatively portable. No idea about resources though, I'd suggest a good google session 🙂

 

[Drakkon]

you can use Flash but theres a VERY limited number of phones that can handle it...
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/devices/

 

[igowerf]

Originally posted by: kamper
I know I'm gonna get flamed for this but I'll suggest java as a language (the j2me platform, in particular). It won't get you high performance like a lower level language would but it's easy to use and relatively portable. No idea about resources though, I'd suggest a good google session 🙂

John Carmack actually had a blog entry about cell phone video game programming.

http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/johnc/Recent%20Updates

 

[ArmchairAthlete]

J2ME devices list:
http://developers.sun.com/techtopics/mobility/device/device

I got a Sony Ericcson T610 but haven't made games for it (although I could make Java or Mophun games if I take the time, already know Java but haven't used J2ME). Great phone though.

 

[kamper]

Originally posted by: igowerf
John Carmack actually had a blog entry about cell phone video game programming.

http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/johnc/Recent%20Updates

I read that when it was discussed here earlier. I figured some of it would come back as anit-java ammo 🙂 But I guess most people wouldn't demand as much from an environment as him...

 

[znaps]

The latest version of Netbeans will enable you to get going very quickly, so I'd recommend that to start with if you know Java.

 

[igowerf]

Originally posted by: kamper

Originally posted by: igowerf
John Carmack actually had a blog entry about cell phone video game programming.

http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/johnc/Recent%20Updates

I read that when it was discussed here earlier. I figured some of it would come back as anit-java ammo 🙂 But I guess most people wouldn't demand as much from an environment as him...

Carmack's only complaint was the slow performance. He otherwise thought it was a good language that's great for beginners to learn on. It seems that he would demand more performance than most people though. 🙂

 

[watdahel]

there's opengl es