App Game Kit

The App Game Kit (AGK) is a piece of cross-platform games development software developed by The Game Creators (TGC).[1]

Cross Platform Development

One of the key features of the AGK is that code is written once and then compiled for a multiple platforms without needing to make any changes to the source code. AGK currently supports deployment on iOS, Android, Mac OS X and Windows OS. Earlier versions of AGK supported MeeGo, Samsung Bada and BlackBerry Tablet OS. Of these, MeeGo and Bada have been officially dropped.[2]

AGK Script

Software produced with the App Game Kit is written in a language called AGK Script. This language has powerful inbuild commands including commands for 2D graphics, physics and networking. The commands make use of the platforms' native functions to improve performance. They are also designed to enhance code readability.[3] The AGK Script commands have extensive online documentation.

AGK Tiers

The AGK has two tiers. Tier 1 is a BASIC dialect that is run via an interpreter. Tier two is a set of C++ libraries that can be called from the platform's native SDKs.

Commands and examples

Tier 1 Examples: (A-Z) guide.

Tier 2 Examples: (A-Z) guide.

IDE

The AGK comes with an Integrated Design Environment (IDE) based on the Code::Blocks IDE for writing AGK scripts. One key feature of the IDE is its ability to broadcast compiled programs to other devices for testing.

Pricing

The standard price for AGK is $99.

References

  1. ↑ App Game Kit Website
  2. ↑ AGK version 1.8 beta 2 documentation.
  3. ↑ Lee Bamber on Twitter

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