Gobal Game Jam

Global Game Jam 2011

Anyone who follows myself and Carl (@C_McCann, @Csl_ or @FlaxProject) may have seen various tweets about the global game jam which we participated in over the weekend. For anyone who doesn’t know about the GGJ, it’s basically a global event which happens once a year at the same time all around the world. Where people get together to make a game in 48 hours based around a theme, which this year was “extinction”. So we headed down to Tipperary institute which was a host site for the GGJ, along with other members of the games development course here at Carlow IT. Continue reading ‘Global Game Jam 2011′

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Rockchip 2808 Dual Core “aPad” Android Tablet Review

My Rockchip 2808 Dual Core Android Tablet arrived almost over 3 weeks ago and I have been playing around with it for a enough time to have an opinion about the product. First off, I got the devices from amazon.co.uk for €170 which included delivery, Continue reading ‘Rockchip 2808 Dual Core “aPad” Android Tablet Review’

Setting up Eclipse for Android development on Windows, Linux and Mac

Setting up Eclipse for Android development on Windows, Linux and Mac

Well with the impending arrival of my 7″ Rockchip 2808 Dual Core Android Tablet device from Amazon. I am getting excited about developing  applications and more specifically games for Android. So I need to setup my favorite IDE eclipse width the latest Android SDK’s and Android Eclipse Plugin (ADT) for android development. Continue reading ‘Setting up Eclipse for Android development on Windows, Linux and Mac’