Android Game Engine

[thegamezbeplayed]

Me and some colleagues are going to start developing a 3D engine for making Android games. They have a good idea of how to do it, and I have the the requirements of an engine I need for the games we plan to make. What is the best way to start making an engine? What programs would you suggest? I assume we use java and opengl. What does a engine generally need? I think I have a good idea. I have made a game from scratch using c++ and directX.

[gustavovaldezsan]

Take a lot at Unity 3D they have an android version and its a pretty good game engine (I've only used for Windows dev tough). Worth a shot.

[thegamezbeplayed]

what do you mean take a lot at unity 3d?

the android extension costs money btw

[jetbuster]

Take a LOOK at Unity 3D they have an android version and its a pretty good game engine (I've only used for Windows dev tough). Worth a shot.

he means look

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1753131 this guy seem to have a very comprehensive guide for everyone no matter what your programming experience, id say skip to unit 2 if you can program in java and have eclipse all good to go

[thegamezbeplayed]

Does he mean use Unity? or look at unity and somehow ill magically know how to program a game engine?..

[jetbuster]

its like a super step up from game maker, books for it are pretty cheap

[thegamezbeplayed]

ik what it is... it costs money to develop for android with it thats why im making my own

[zahlio]

If you wish to actually create engine yourself, then code it in Java. There are also plenty of 3D libraries out there.

 

As far as i know of (im almost 100 % sure) then android does not support C++ and DX. 

 

But If you know C++, then Java shouldn't be that hard to get the hang off.

[MikeD]

If you wish to actually create engine yourself, then code it in Java. There are also plenty of 3D libraries out there.

 

As far as i know of (im almost 100 % sure) then android does not support C++ and DX. 

 

But If you know C++, then Java shouldn't be that hard to get the hang off.

 

Android provides a NDK (native development kit) to develop applications using the JNI (java native interface) API. That allows your app to use C or C++ code. I'm not sure about developing a whole engine, but that seems to me like a good start...

After all, the underlying layer of any Android device is part of the Linux kernel.