Antix Game Player GDK
Antix provides a free toolkit for pervasive development of games on Windows. The Antix Game Development Kit (GDK).
Antix Game Development Kit (GDK)
The Antix GDK combines industry standard and AGP development tools and includes:
- Eclipse CDT Integrated Development Environment with plug-in modules for all Antix Targets (handsets, PCs, TVs etc.)
- C/C++ Compiler
- Based on GCC 4 Compiler featuring high performance for embedded devices;
- Developer freed from constraints of library limitations;
- Allows porting of developer owned and third party engines and libraries.
- AGP portable content format generator
- Compiler plug-in producing AGP portable format code;
- Generates a single binary that can run on all AGP runtimes;
- Debugger
- Eclipse plug-in to manage the AGP target debug stub interface;
- PC side debugging (using AGP PC runtime);
- Remote target debugging on devices with AGP installed.
- Packaging utility
- utility takes the game executable, resource files and target requirements data and packages into the AGP package format.
- Signing utility
- Management of game installation is controlled through signing;
- Self signed for development;
- Antix signed for posting to portal;
- Signed by server against target device for control of installation.
- Example game
- 2D & 3D game source for experimentation/modification;
- AGP runtime for Windows PC x86;
- Execution framework for Antix portable format;
- Display configuration variable to match target devices;
- Can be debugged for convenient and fast development and porting;
- Converts code from AGP portable format code to x86 Windows executable;
- Efficient code conversion algorithms ensure negligible performance loss.
NB: Although Antix support Eclipse™ C/C++ Development Tooling and Eclipse comes preconfigured with Antix Projects, you can use your development environment of choice such as Microsoft Visual Studio or a text editor
Registering for the 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.
