Presented by Chris Pruett
November 2nd13:30 - 14:30Room : Lachine-Lasalle
Many game developers worry about the multitude of Android devices available. Game developers are particularly sensitive to potential compatibility issues across hundreds of phones and tablets. However, it appears that by abiding to a few key rules it is possible to develop a single binary that runs on all of them, or a subset that you specify, without much pain. This session will explain how to approach device diversity and build aggressively compatible Android games using Replica Island, an Android-exclusive side-scroller with over 1.8 million users, as a case study.
Learning Objectives
- The steps taken to achieve mass compatibility for Replica Island.
- Pitfalls and mistakes often made by game developers.
- How to use Android’s manifest system to fine-tune how Android Market distributes your game.
By day, Chris runs Robot Invader (robotinvader.com), makers of mechanical devices of destruction as well as video games. He spent three years at Google working as a developer advocate for the Android platform, and is the author of REPLICA ISLAND, an Android side-scroller with over 1.5M users. Chris spent several years in the game industry as an engineer and shipped ten titles for various console platforms. Under the cover of night he maintains a research blog (http://dreamdawn.com/sh) devoted to the dissection and analysis of horror games. Chris lives with his wife and daughter in Menlo Park, California.
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