Amazing world of Android

What is Android?

Android is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware and key applications. The Android SDK provides the tools and APIs necessary to begin developing applications on the Android platform using the Java programming language.

Features

Application framework enabling reuse and replacement of components
Dalvik virtual machine optimized for mobile devices
Integrated browser based on the open source WebKit engine
Optimized graphics powered by a custom 2D graphics library; 3D graphics based on the OpenGL ES 1.0 specification (hardware acceleration optional)
SQLite for structured data storage
Media support for common audio, video, and still image formats (MPEG4, H.264, MP3, AAC, AMR, JPG, PNG, GIF)
GSM Telephony (hardware dependent)
Bluetooth, EDGE, 3G, and WiFi (hardware dependent)
Camera, GPS, compass, and accelerometer (hardware dependent)
Rich development environment including a device emulator, tools for debugging, memory and performance profiling, and a plugin for the Eclipse IDE

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If you are new to the game development world or have the curiosity on how a 3D game works and how everything falls into place.. then read further...

In a very high level view ( say you are in a spaceship and watching down at earth , earth being the game here ) , a 3D game is usually made up of the following components:

• A 3D engine - takes care of 3d models/mesh (which you create using 3rd party tools like Autodesk Maya, 3DSMax) , lights , rendering and so on
• A Sound engine - takes care of sounds in a game ( say firing , explosion etc )
• A Physics Engine - takes care of all math related calculations like collision, external forces ( gravity , velocity etc )
• A programming Engine - usually a compiler that ships along with engine that converts your code into machine code and is the controlling factor for all the 3 engines listed above.