Android 2.3 features game development-centric upgrades

by JC Fletcher on Dec 7th 2010 12:00PM

The Android 2.3 operating system doesn't just add the "feature" of constantly making you hungry for traditional holiday baked goods (mmmm, gingerbread) -- it also adds improvements to the OS targeted at game development. In the introductory video after the break, Google says that it "focused on optimizing performance and tools for game development."

Android NDK technical lead David Turner outlines improvements designed to smooth animation and increase responsiveness for input. In addition, Google now offers APIs for direct access to "input and sensor events," OpenGL ES, and more. The OS also supports gyroscope sensors for motion controls.

The gaming focus of Gingerbread seems to support the rumors of a Gingerbread-powered PlayStation Phone. Although Google doesn't really need motivation from Sony to up its gaming offerings -- it has its own operating system to distribute, and its own app store to populate.

Via: Engadget
Source: Android Developers

Tags: android, android-2.3, gingerbread, mobile

Reader Comments (14)

This looks good.

And yet it means absolutely jackshit. Due to the user-unfriendlyness and lack of developer support, there is no way Android will ever come close towards matching the gaming experience of iOS.

@MeAndTheFanboy
The Angry Bird developers that are releasing exclusive Android content may tend to disagree.

@MeAndTheFanboy Oh thank goodness. You had me worried for a second. Then I saw you set the bar so low with matching the gaming experience of iOS.

@MeAndTheFanboy

Yea tha gaming experience in the iphone is so great because of it's touchscreen, if only an android phone had a touch screen... Oh wait they do! But it's still "user-unfriendlyness" I mean, my 6 year old brother can use my epic 4g no problem, but what about the 4 year olds who aren't smart enough to decipher what the little house shape button does? how will they ever come home? Hey in all seriousness though, maybe it's you who isn't smart enough to be able to manipulate the OS ? Ever though of that?