Javaground
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| Javaground | |
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| Type | Private |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Irvine, California |
| Industry | Mobile Game Development and Mobile Development/Porting Tools |
| Products | Games: James Bond Top Agent, Wheel of Fortune Deluxe, SpiderMan 3 Puzzle, God of War: Betrayal, SpiderMan 3 Action, Snoop Dogg Cruisin', Fish n' Tunes, James Bond: Casino Royale, and more Tools (Xpress Suite): Resource Manager, Level Editor, Universal Emulator, Porting Engine, and Avancys |
| Website | Javaground Official Web Site |
Javaground is the provider of a suite of development and porting tools for the mobile games industry called the Xpress Suite. The company is also a developer of mobile games. Javaground's Xpress Suite is noted primarily for its automated J2ME to BREW converter, which allows developers to create games for both major mobile platforms with a single set of source code. [1]
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[edit] Javaground Games
In addition to numerous game porting projects, Javaground has completed the following original mobile games, all of which have been published by Sony Online Entertainment:
- James Bond Top Agent (2008)
- Wheel of Fortune Deluxe (2008)
- Spider-Man 3 Puzzle (2007)
- God of War: Betrayal - Demo (2007)
- Spider-Man 3 Action - Demo (2007)
- Snoop Dogg Cruisin' (2007)
- Fish n' Tunes (2007)
- James Bond: Casino Royale (2006)
[edit] Javaground Development Tools
Javaground's development tool suite, known as the Xpress Suite, consists of the following components:
[edit] Resource Manager
Resource Manager is used to create, optimize and manage assets. It is used to configure game graphics, animation sequences, palettes, fonts, and multi-lingual translations. Resource Manager offers sophisticated 2D animation capabilities, as well as graphical optimization tools used for the creation of compact game content files.
[edit] Level Editor
Game environments constructed in the Javaground Level Editor may consist of background tiles, static scenery objects, and custom movable objects such as characters and items. The level editor supports parallax scrolling and is suited for the creation of side-scrolling platformers, overhead RPGs, and isometric games.
[edit] Universal Emulator
Javaground's Universal Emulator was designed to streamline the process of testing and debugging. The application emulates a wide variety of devices, making it possible to test and debug a game without having to first install it onto a mobile phone.
[edit] Porting Engine
This tool automatically generates builds for J2ME and BREW devices from a single source code. Builds generated by this application are customized for the unique constraints and bugs found on each device. Javaground's J2ME to BREW converter translates J2ME code into the BREW format. Although most mobile phones sold worldwide rely on the Java standard, a significant number of service providers offer only BREW based devices. Javaground's J2ME to BREW converter eliminates the need to develop a different set of source code for each of these platforms.
[edit] Database
The Javaground Database profiles the characteristics of a variety of mobile devices. Mobile games are often created for devices with widely varying technical capabilities, and the database assists developers by specifying which game features should be enabled on each device.
[edit] Avancys
Avancys is Javaground's provisioning server, used for maintaining information on product life cycles, variants, and localization. It is used extensively for QA operations.
[edit] History and Location
Javaground was founded in 2001 in Brussels, Belgium. Javaground is currently based in Irvine, California. The company has recently established offices in Imola, Italy and Montreal, Canada.
