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Can I develop games for mobile platforms in C++?
I have a good grasp in C++ and C and have also experience developing AAA game using C++.
Now, I'm shamelessly thinking to dive into mobile game development either in iOS or Android. Unfortunately, I ...
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Is deferred rendering/shading possible with OpenGL ES 2.0 ?
I asked this on StackOverflow, but it might make more sense here:
Has anyone implemented deferred rendering/shading under OpenGL ES 2.0? It doesn't support MRTs, so with only one color buffer, it's ...
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How to decide how much to charge for development?
So two other friends and I are a very small game dev studio. So far we haven't released a game but we have 2 games almost ready to launch. A bigger studio saw our work and now they want to work with ...
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Do Apple and Google ask for a share if custom payment is done in a free app?
I have a multiplatform game (web/iOS/Android) in the making. In the free version the core game is still fully playable but people who choose to pay will get more social features (and no ads, of ...
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How well does Unity 3d work for both Android and iPhone?
First off this question might be a bit broad so I apologize if it is. I am really just looking for peoples experiences and personal knowledge on the subject. I am looking to create a game for both ...
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Is the STL efficient enough for mobile devices?
When it comes to mobile game development on iOS and Android NDK, some developers write their own C++ containers, while others claim that STL is more than adequate for mobile game development (For ...
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How bad would be to focus on iOS/Android development for an indie developer? [closed]
After some time developing games for others I'm thinking of moving towards my own productions. My background is 10+ years of software development, with last 2 years spent on the iOS development ...
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Has anyone tried using one of those BAAS providers to create mobile games?
I'm hearing a lot about different companies offering back-end as a service (BAAS) for mobile apps but it seems like none of them are very successful with mobile games. Is there any reason why not ...
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What do you use to support multiplayer turn-based network game for iOS and Android games?
If I'm doing a turn-based card game, what kind of technique do you use to support multiplayer gameplay over Internet?
Is it socket? If it's socket, which SDK (CoronaSDK etc.) can provide solid ...
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Things to do to port game made for iOS in Unity to Android?
I have just made my first game for iOS and submitted it to app store. I was thinking of porting my game to Android also. I would like to know things one need to do/remember to port game made for iOS ...
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Is it worth planning to be cross-platform in mobile game development?
Disclaimer: my goal is not to use cross-platform frameworks like Unity.
I am currently planning a mobile game which I intend to first launch on iOS. However, I am wondering if it is better to write ...
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Game engines that publish to android and iOS
I am about to start on a project which, at a minimum needs to go out to android and ios. Are there any game engines other then Unity which can publish to both? I fear that Unity3d might be more ...
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Can you embed a Unity3d mobile project into an existing native mobile app?
I am creating an application for both Android and iPhone that will have a few mini games in it. I would like to create the non game section in native Android and iPhone. My question is, is it possible ...
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Mixing Javascript with C++ for mobile development?
I have a few games for the iPhone, Android, and Windows 8 that I built using native C++. This works great but is really limiting when I try to create menus and start screens.
I have read about rapid ...
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Lua or C++ in Cococ2d-x
I am going to use Cocos2d-x to make a game for Android and ios, but my question is, do I use the Lua integration or only c++, I see Lua useful here because the compilation thing.
Or do I use only Lua ...
