Comments on: Interview with Gregg Sauter and Peter Nielsen: Talking about Nokia’s new N-Gage platform http://www.intomobile.com/2007/02/28/interview-with-gregg-sauter-and-peter-nielsen-talking-about-nokias-new-n-gage-platform.html Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:54:25 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: viipottaja http://www.intomobile.com/2007/02/28/interview-with-gregg-sauter-and-peter-nielsen-talking-about-nokias-new-n-gage-platform.html/comment-page-1/#comment-12173 viipottaja Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:47:53 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2007/02/28/interview-with-gregg-sauter-and-peter-nielsen-talking-about-nokias-new-n-gage-platform.html#comment-12173 Did not mean to say that its about graphics alone. Games its what its all about it. Still, it is awesome to see cool graphics _too_. I would say that graphics do sell games to some extent, but they do not a good game make. Just think of all the fantastic games on Intellivision (ah that tennis.. ) or Commodore 64.. :) Did not mean to say that its about graphics alone. Games its what its all about it. Still, it is awesome to see cool graphics _too_. I would say that graphics do sell games to some extent, but they do not a good game make. Just think of all the fantastic games on Intellivision (ah that tennis.. ) or Commodore 64.. :)

]]> By: Stefan Constantinescu http://www.intomobile.com/2007/02/28/interview-with-gregg-sauter-and-peter-nielsen-talking-about-nokias-new-n-gage-platform.html/comment-page-1/#comment-12172 Stefan Constantinescu Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:09:39 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2007/02/28/interview-with-gregg-sauter-and-peter-nielsen-talking-about-nokias-new-n-gage-platform.html#comment-12172 Rodrigo: Huge thanks for breaking it down for me. Viipottaja: Graphics don't sell games. I have both a DS and a PSP and I love my DS a WHOLE lot more. Rodrigo: Huge thanks for breaking it down for me.

Viipottaja: Graphics don’t sell games. I have both a DS and a PSP and I love my DS a WHOLE lot more.

]]> By: Viipottaja http://www.intomobile.com/2007/02/28/interview-with-gregg-sauter-and-peter-nielsen-talking-about-nokias-new-n-gage-platform.html/comment-page-1/#comment-12171 Viipottaja Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:34:48 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2007/02/28/interview-with-gregg-sauter-and-peter-nielsen-talking-about-nokias-new-n-gage-platform.html#comment-12171 More to the point: Nokia is going to rule cell phone gaming for the next couple of years at least! PSP quality games on a cell phone.. ay! :) More to the point: Nokia is going to rule cell phone gaming for the next couple of years at least! PSP quality games on a cell phone.. ay! :)

]]> By: Rodrigo B. http://www.intomobile.com/2007/02/28/interview-with-gregg-sauter-and-peter-nielsen-talking-about-nokias-new-n-gage-platform.html/comment-page-1/#comment-12170 Rodrigo B. Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:24:51 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2007/02/28/interview-with-gregg-sauter-and-peter-nielsen-talking-about-nokias-new-n-gage-platform.html#comment-12170 C++ is a standard which defines the syntax, capabilities and other features of a language. The C++ functions you use to access the resources of the computer (hardware, threads, etc.) are what we call API's (an API to access the display, an API to access the network, etc.). S60 has a lot of API's (some from the underlying Symbian OS, some from the S60 platform). UIQ has a lot of API's too (the same as S60 from the underlying Symbian OS, others completely different defined in the UIQ platform). In this case, I think he means the Open C platform, not C++ per se: Open C is another platform, attached to Symbian, which defines its own set of API's you can use to develop software. In the future you will be able to write software using the Open C API's to manage the logic of your program and Symbian and S60 API's to manage the hardware and display, which is good because there are a lot more POSIX/Unix programmers than Symbian programmers (Open C is POSIX + other popular desktop platform API's, AFAIK). C++ is a standard which defines the syntax, capabilities and other features of a language. The C++ functions you use to access the resources of the computer (hardware, threads, etc.) are what we call API’s (an API to access the display, an API to access the network, etc.). S60 has a lot of API’s (some from the underlying Symbian OS, some from the S60 platform). UIQ has a lot of API’s too (the same as S60 from the underlying Symbian OS, others completely different defined in the UIQ platform).

In this case, I think he means the Open C platform, not C++ per se: Open C is another platform, attached to Symbian, which defines its own set of API’s you can use to develop software. In the future you will be able to write software using the Open C API’s to manage the logic of your program and Symbian and S60 API’s to manage the hardware and display, which is good because there are a lot more POSIX/Unix programmers than Symbian programmers (Open C is POSIX + other popular desktop platform API’s, AFAIK).

]]> By: Stefan Constantinescu http://www.intomobile.com/2007/02/28/interview-with-gregg-sauter-and-peter-nielsen-talking-about-nokias-new-n-gage-platform.html/comment-page-1/#comment-12169 Stefan Constantinescu Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:20:24 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2007/02/28/interview-with-gregg-sauter-and-peter-nielsen-talking-about-nokias-new-n-gage-platform.html#comment-12169 I thought "Symbian C++" was a derivative of the language that was to be used only on Symbian operating systems? I'm basing my statement off this question in the interview: "What's their reaction been? PN: Well, those studios haven't had it long but we are getting feedback already. One of the key things is that now we are based on C++ as opposed to Symbian there has been a good response to the easier learning curve. Choosing Open C means more opportunities for development and more opportunities to find new talent and get developers involved in the creation of N-Gage games, as opposed to Symbian applications." I'd like to learn more :-) I thought “Symbian C++” was a derivative of the language that was to be used only on Symbian operating systems?

I’m basing my statement off this question in the interview:

“What’s their reaction been?

PN: Well, those studios haven’t had it long but we are getting feedback already. One of the key things is that now we are based on C++ as opposed to Symbian there has been a good response to the easier learning curve. Choosing Open C means more opportunities for development and more opportunities to find new talent and get developers involved in the creation of N-Gage games, as opposed to Symbian applications.”

I’d like to learn more :-)

]]> By: Rodrigo B. http://www.intomobile.com/2007/02/28/interview-with-gregg-sauter-and-peter-nielsen-talking-about-nokias-new-n-gage-platform.html/comment-page-1/#comment-12168 Rodrigo B. Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:00:23 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2007/02/28/interview-with-gregg-sauter-and-peter-nielsen-talking-about-nokias-new-n-gage-platform.html#comment-12168 Stefan, Symbian is the operating system, which offers a set of C++ API's that developers have to use. There is no Symbian language, but a Symbian OS (with a set of API's), a S60 platform (which offers more API's to use) and finally the C++ application using all of these interfaces (the game, in this case). Stefan, Symbian is the operating system, which offers a set of C++ API’s that developers have to use. There is no Symbian language, but a Symbian OS (with a set of API’s), a S60 platform (which offers more API’s to use) and finally the C++ application using all of these interfaces (the game, in this case).

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