A new gaming development platform from Ideaworks3D and Texas Instruments has been announced which will bring console-quality 3D games to mobile handsets.
With the new gaming platform based on Ideaworks3D’s Airplay and TI’s OMAP2430 processor, developers will be able to create games targeting a broad range of mobile handsets. The OMAP Gaming Platform allows developers and publishers to create a portfolio of mobile games tied to new handset releases with significantly reduced time and monetary investments.
The combined solution changes the current mobile gaming development process by allowing developers to create one game which runs on leading open operating systems, including Symbian OS, Linux and Windows Mobile.
TI’s Mobile Gaming Development Platform
TI’s OMAP2430 processor-based mobile gaming platform is a complete hardware and software package that will enable developers to optimize performance-, timing- and memory-related design factors early in the game development process. Developers will be able to create the majority of a game before new handsets are available on the market, enabling prompt availability of games on new mobile phones as they enter the market.
TI’s mobile gaming website provides additional resources for developers, handset manufacturers and operators. The site contains information on all of TI’s mobile gaming developments and includes downloadable SDK and tools, and market and standards information. Visit
Wireless Solutions - Mobile Gaming to learn more.
Airplay: 3rd Generation Game Tools and Middleware
Ideaworks3D’s Airplay is an end-to-end software and service solution that enables mobile developers and publishers to create, connect, and deploy high performance native mobile games across multiple platforms and operating systems.
Availability
The OMAP Gaming Platform, featuring the Ideaworks3D Airplay 3.0 SDK, is expected to be available in Q1 2007.
