Category Archives: Graphics Engine

Game Development in Android

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Thanks to everyone who attended our session on game development in Android yesterday.  Sean, Brian and I all had a great time and enjoyed the questions and interactive discussions.  If you have any other questions for us, send us an email at disgruntledrats@gmail.com. Here is a copy of the presentation we gave.  Also, the Java...
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New Android Examples Added

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In preparation for the Twin Cities Java User Group Presentation on August 9th, 2011, the Disgruntled Rats have added new Android example projects to their website. Check out the following link for more information: http://www.disgruntledrats.com/?page_id=545 We will continue adding examples and content to our website that is useful to developers as time permits. Cheers and happy...
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The Quick and Dirty to OpenGL ES 2.0 on Android

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This is a short article for those familiar with OpenGL's programmable pipeline and are 

interested in using the OpengGL ES 2.0 API for Android development.


To use the OpenGL ES API in an Android environment you have to setup a GLSurfaceView 

object, override the GLSurfaceView.Renderer, and attach the renderer to the surfaceview. 

Additionally, you could extend...
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DGR will be presenting at the Twin Cities Java User Group on August 8th, 2011

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The Disgruntled Rats are presenting information on game development for the Android platform. We have been working on building an Android graphics engine for over a year now and have interesting lessons to share. Everything from basic game components (sound, sprites, events) to complex calculations (AI, transformations, and physics). Also included in the presentation will...
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Codename Phantom – Android Graphics Engine

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The Disgruntled Rats are very excited to announce their upcoming graphics engine!  The codename for the graphics engine is Phantom.  Phantom is fast, lightweight, easy to use, and portable. Phantom runs on any operating system with accelerated graphics and support for the Java Virtual Machine.  Phantom also runs on the Dalvik Virtual Machine.  Developers can write...
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