It seems the space for 3D gaming via web browser plugins is getting more and more crowded.
Of course, Quake Live created a big buzz (and long waiting queues) when they launched, GarageGames started their InstantAction portal and technology a while ago, same goes for the Unity web player, and now Google released their O3D API.
Still, there is no standard format – I’m not the expert, but for me VRML seems to be dead for over a decade now… (though I just read that it morphed into X3D, but are people actually using that for more than experimental GUIs, like… games?)
Android development seems to gain momentum (whereas everybody already knows that iPhone development is TEH SEX, right? I still have to blog about the iPhone hype at GDC…).
If you are interested, T-Mobile Austria is holding the first Android Developers Day on May 7th, 2009 (including the obvious must-have Web2.0ish barcamp-part).
On April 20, 2009, Oracle announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Sun Microsystems (Sun). The proposed transaction is subject to Sun stockholder approval, certain regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. Until the deal closes, each company will continue to operate independently, and it is business as usual.
I wonder how this will affect the future of Java (as opposed to IBM)…
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They were already giving away free licenses for open source projects, but this is the commercial thing – I can highly recommend their tools!
(I wonder why MacHeist did not include it in their latest bundle )
Interestingly, before Flex Builder 3, there was no “real” way to profile your SWFs, so I guess after AS3, this is one more definitive hint at Flash/Flex/AIR becoming a more and more mature and professional development platform.
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