Game Development Reference
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Figure 3-11. Draw Something, by OMGPOP
Beyond the Genres
Many new games, ideas, genres, and apps don't appear to be games at first, but they really
are. Therefore, when entering Google Play, it's difficult to really pinpoint specifically what is now
innovative. We've seen games where a tablet is used as the game host and then connected to
a TV, which in turn is connected via Bluetooth to multiple Android handsets, each used as a
controller. Casual, social games have been doing well for quite a while, and many popular titles
that started on the Apple platform have now been ported to Android. Has everything possible
already been done? No way! There will always be untapped markets and game ideas for those
who are willing to take a few risks with some new game ideas. Hardware is becoming ever faster,
and that opens up entire new realms of possibilities that were previously unfeasible due to lack
of CPU horsepower.
So, now that you know what's already available on Android, we suggest that you fire up the
Google Play application and check out some of the games presented previously. Pay attention to
their structure (for example, which screens lead to which other screens, which buttons do what,
how game elements interact with each other, and so on). Getting a feeling for these things can
 
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