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[bobhoil]

So I was looking for a partner a while back to help me develop and test HTML5 games on android. Well recently I decided to just purchase GMHTML5 and try it out myself. This is my first game created using GMHTML5 and it is probably one of the simplest games I have ever made. But the main idea is to see how it performs on a variety of devices. I currently only have two android devices and it ran at full speed on both of mine.

So without anymore waiting here is a link to play on the web and also link to the android store application.

Play Online: Play At Webcade Arcade
Download For Android: DodgerAs Android Market

EDIT: V1.5 is out on the android market now. Fixes bugs and performance a bit. Also a large graphical overhaul. (Game is also up for playing online now)

Edited by bobhoil, 28 January 2012 - 08:22 PM.

[iSeiren]

How did you get it on android?

[bobhoil]

I used the android sdk and packaged it inside of an apk basically. This way I can make it ad supported also, or sell it one of the two. This game is of course free. I just updated it and fixed a problem with boundaries not working for some reason but they work now!

iSeiren if you want more information there are some services that will do it for you. I have already been programming in android for some time so I just did it myself.

[iSeiren]

I used the android sdk and packaged it inside of an apk basically. This way I can make it ad supported also, or sell it one of the two. This game is of course free. I just updated it and fixed a problem with boundaries not working for some reason but they work now!

iSeiren if you want more information there are some services that will do it for you. I have already been programming in android for some time so I just did it myself.

Ah, that isnt exactly converting it to android. But anyway

It didnt run on my tablet - blank grey screen.

Advent Vega (Tegra 2 processor) with Honeycomb

[bobhoil]

Okay I am looking into it. First question is do you have it set to "stretch" to the screen size instead of scale?

[iSeiren]

I've tried it with both.

[bobhoil]

Okay hmm that is odd. It worked using stretch on my tablet. I am looking into it though and will update when I have it figured out.

[iSeiren]

Question for you. Got it working but my game starts fine and slowly grinds to a halt. Its literally a box with on screen controls that moves it up, down, left and right.

And tips on making it run faster?

[bobhoil]

Are you testing it in the android emulator or on your phone? I may have to check out your code. Mine doesn't slow down on my phone what so ever so it could be a bug.

If you wanted to create a really efficient way to run HTML5 you could create a custom webview type setup. I have been considering this as you could pull higher performance.

[mazimadu]

Tested your game on my Herotab C8 and Motorola Atrix. Works just fine.

I absolutely love your work. Your portfolio of apps look really cool.

It would be nice if you created a tutorial in creating HTML5-to-android ports. It would be helpful for those who cant wait for GM studio.

Edited by mazimadu, 09 December 2011 - 08:05 AM.

[bobhoil]

Tested your game on my Herotab C8 and Motorola Atrix. Works just fine.

I absolutely love your work. Your portfolio of apps look really cool.

It would be nice if you created a tutorial in creating HTML5-to-android ports. It would be helpful for those who cant wait for GM studio.

Thanks for checking out all my projects! I am glad you enjoyed my work.

As for the tutorial I may work on doing that here in the near future. Right now I am busy at work on my next two games but the second one is almost finished so I may give the tutorial a try after it is released.

[bobhoil]

Okay the game has been updated on the android market and now has new graphics, bug fixes, performance updates, and a few other small changes. It would be great if I could get some more people to test it. Game still does not work on tablets with honeycomb for some reason I think this may be a bug in the android browser on that version.

I am also submitting it to a few more app stores to get some extra downloads and it seems to be helping out some.