Game Developers

Game Developer Highlights

• Content compiled for Antix, whether 2-D casual games or 3-D AAA (“triple A”) titles, can run unchanged across multiple target devices as a single SKU; a user’s Antix Phone Player will run the same portfolio of games on their PC or TV with new content accessible via advanced content discovery capabilities. With the ability to run across multiple platforms, Antix uniquely provides a single, advanced, industry standard development tool chain for all target platforms. The binaries developed on a PC are identical to the binaries on the target.
• Developers can integrate the tools with their own engines, utilizing their own functional capabilities with the portability provided by Antix.
• Original games written for Antix, existing games ported to Antix on the PC, and individual new levels or new library features can be immediately deployed on any Antix-enabled device.
• The reduction in SKU fragmentation and the ability to differentiate meets the critical demands of developers and publishers seeking to focus on game development rather than a multitude of expensive game ports and the logistical nightmare of multi-SKU certification, maintenance, product support and royalty management.

Partnering for differentiation and innovation

Registering for the Game Development Kit (GDK)

You can register your interest in accessing the Antix GDK through a registration process. During this process Antix will validate your application for access to the GDK. If your application is successful you will be provided with online access to the Antix GDK terms and conditions.

If you agree to the associated terms and conditions then you will be enrolled into the Antix Developer Program as an Approved Antix Game Developer.

Antix will then enable access to the GDK via a download from the Antix support Website. Please note that the GDK is free of charge to qualifying game developers. The GDK terms and conditions can be viewed for consideration prior to the registration process.

The following highlights the basic workflow that is followed for the development of games for the Antix Game Player:

Game development and packaging for binary portability.

1. Download the Antix GDK.
   • Submit your application at antixlabs.com/gdk-download.
   • If your application is successful and you agree to the ‘Terms & Conditions’ Antix then provide access to the GDK download.
2. Choose your development environment.
   • Eclipse comes pre-configured with Antix Projects. Alternatively you can use your environment of choice such as Microsoft Developer Studio or a Text Editor.
3. Develop and build game (C/C++) and/or port your engine into an Antix Game Player component.
   • The ‘.atx’ package delivers game in portable form and contains:
     • Antix code in ELF format
     • Game resources
     • Descriptor
4. Test and debug in the Antix Game Player on Windows and on devices.
   • Dynamic code conversion of Antix code to native code takes place on installation on the target device.

Binary Portability Model

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Next Steps

• Register for the GDK, or;
• Request a meeting with Antix.