Superscape’s Chief Technical Officer (CTO) Paul Beardow knows his stuff when it comes to developing Mobile Java 3D games. Superscape has been a technology vendor, game developer and publisher since the mid-1980s, when they released the world’s first solid-shaded 3D games. Since then they have been instrumental in the development of the standard for Mobile 3D Graphics (M3G) and now have one of the largest portfolios of 3D games in the market. In total, Superscape currently has 14 completed Mobile Java 3D titles including AMF Xtreme Bowling 3D, 3D Scuba Solitare, Capone Casino 3D and Ducati 3D Extreme, all developed with JSR-184, for Sony Ericsson mobile phones.

A developer case study and interview with Paul Beardow has been published on Sony Ericsson Developer World at http://developer.sonyericsson.com/site/global/newsandevents/latestnews/newsoct05/p_superscape_case_study.jsp. In this case study, Paul explains the importance of getting the game design right and understanding the platform, how Sony Ericsson supports these issues and sums up his 3D development experiences with five top tips.

More developer case studies are available on Sony Ericsson Developer World at http://developer.sonyericsson.com/site/global/newsandevents/casestudies/p_casestudies.jsp. There are several of interest to Mobile Java 3D developers, highlighting the game development experiences of Bandai Networks, Com2uS, Digital Chocolate, I-play, Microforum, Exit Games / Fishlabs and Zapptrio.

Voices from the industry
Read about what industry luminaries have to say about the uptake and future of mobile Java 3D gaming and game development at http://developer.sonyericsson.com/site/global/newsandevents/campaigns/java_3d/voices_industry/p_voices.jsp

Sony Ericsson Developer World is a global support program and web portal totally dedicated to helping serious, wireless developers achieve business success by providing the documentation, tools, training, technical and go-to-market support they need in their development process. Sony Ericsson Developer World helps developers get on the fast track from mind to market, thereby ensuring that a constant stream of fun, useful and innovative content and applications is available for Sony Ericsson’s Java ME and Symbian OS based phones. www.SonyEricsson.com/developer