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Java, J2ME, MIDP Games and Entertainment

Welcome to our resources for Java, J2ME and MIDP Games, game development plus entertainment and amusements for cellphones, PDAs, etc.

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• Featured Market Report

• Interesting Articles

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• Latest Wireless Game Headlines

 

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Interesting Articles

• Sun Designing and Writing Java Action Games for Small Devices (6/03) This article explains the essentials of Java action game development: it shows how to design, implement, and tune Java games for small devices such as cell phones. We start with a quick discussion of common types of games, followed by the challenges presented in developing these games. Then, we work through two in-depth examples of game development, starting with a simple stand-alone game, followed by a more intricate, networked game. Section two covers the stand-alone game, while the third Section discusses the networked game. For both games, we start with a description of how to play the game, followed by an explanation of the game's design choices, and, finally, we look at the details of the implementation of each game.

• HUGIN Get ready for some serious mobile fun! (3/02) The Nokia 3410 features Java technology for the mass market. Nokia introduces a new phone for its expression category, the Nokia 3410, featuring Java(TM) 2 Micro Edition (J2ME(TM)) support for downloading exciting and fun new applications. Other new features include a 3D graphics engine and a Picture Editor. The Nokia 3410 is scheduled to start shipping in Europe and Africa in the 2nd quarter, 2002. J2ME is a version of Java technology optimized for small consumer electronics devices. The J2ME platform of the Nokia 3410 is based on the industry standard Mobile Information Device Profile 1.0 (MIDP 1.0) which provides the essential functionality to create compelling applications for mobile use. Users of the Nokia 3410 can personalize their phone by downloading new Java applications such as games, virtual pets and animations via the phone's WAP browser. The Nokia 3410 has a 150 kB memory reserved for downloading Java applications.

• Siemens Siemens and Beyond Solutions Europe (BSE) team up to bring games onto the wireless Internet (10/01) Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group and Beyond Solutions Europe are cooperating in the field of games services for mobile networks. Based on BSE’s gaming platform and an attractive catalog of games, Siemens will compile customer-specific packages for mobile gaming and integrate them into mobile networks.

• Afterdawn.com Nokia releases a new entertainment phone (10/01) Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia released a new "entertainment phone" dubbed as Nokia 5510. Phone will be available for GSM900/1800 markets later this year and is aimed at young consumers.
      Take a closer look - Nokia 5510 interactive demo!

• Telecom.Paper Java games for mobile phones at Djuice (8/01) Telenor Mobil's mobile Internet portal, djuice.no, says it is offering seven new games that can be downloaded from the internet site and stored on the mobile phone. The games are Java-applications that allow the user to play without having to be constantly logged on to the Internet. This opens up for more advanced games at a lesser price.

• Datamonitor says 200 million people will be playing Web games on mobile phones by 2005 (9/00), valuing the wireless gaming market at $6 billion. That’s a big jump up from the $3 million in 2000!!