I think they really put the launch way to early. Everything is still very very unorganised and buggy.

Not to keep anyone out mind you but to put the money towards extra internal resources to make the process of getting started easier and make the product better sooner.

I understand that this is basically free beta testing for OUYA but so far I haven't even been able to run a sample program in the Android emulator (it crashes), and I think the presumption is I should be able to figure it out myself.  I am not comfortable getting too much into the guts of my own tools - it should be plug-in-and-go.  Nothing throws a wet blanket on enthusiasm more than tools that require a lot of setup and maintenance on the part of the user.

2 cents.  Not bitching, I know that eventually it'll get there.  Just thinking some extra income might be good for the company and who doesn't have $20?  (students maybe... hmm. can't help but think that too many people are downloading it to have their time "wasted" and then they walk away.)

I am totally new to develop games, but i want to develop games for ouya. I have knowledge of c/c++.

How can i start or learn to develop games? please help.. i am raring to go.......

please let me know some feedback, i'm really curious about! :)

I just wanted to see if there was anyway to work around taking screenshots on OUYA. For most android 4.2 devices you just press the volume rocker and the power button at the same time. Maybe a good workaround would be to press down on the left analog stick at the same time as pressing down the power button on the controller. It is such a small feature but I think it can help the community immensely, especially when friend lists are added. Sharing content has always been a huge thing with gamers.  

Thank in advance

One more thing in the many things to fix :P

Is easy to do and will let people go faster when looking for a game.

Seems like even the big names are getting bored with their own new consoles!  So bored they can't pretend to be excited with a good marketing campaign, or make the Wii U distinct from the Wii.  Could this be a sign that the establishment is becoming stale from the inside out?

(I should mention on a side note, I look forward to the PS4 with actual anticipation solely because it has been trumpeted as developer-friendly far and wide...)

Anyway, wouldn't it be great if OUYA could have launch-day lines, even campers?

What could create that kind of excitement for OUYA?  Besides the obvious ... (software)

I would love to see this be gaming's next big thing.

I've looked around and can't find anything on where to get started on the most basic level. Everything pre-supposes programming experience or a basic set of knowledge that my son and I just don't have. Can anyone help us out here?

For example: do we need to learn a programming language? If so, which one would be best? Java? Seems like the Ouya is basically an Android device, so if we find tutorials on programming for Android, would that be a good start for us?

It would be sweet to get a really basic beginner's step by step of: first learn this, then learn this, then learn this, then you'll be ready to make a basic game, etc.

Any help that anyone could lend would be greatly appreciated.

certainly depends on the type of game, but you, for your ideal game, what kind of music do you prefer?
I know it is difficult to generalize, but try it! :)

Andrea Giachini

if i preorder the console right now when does it arrive at my house ?

Thanks

For those that do not know, Torque 2D MIT is based on the older TGB engine by GarageGames except that most of the core has been rewritten by GarageGames and then released on Github under the MIT license.  The current engine only runs on Windows, Mac, and iOS so we are trying to raise funds to bring this great engine to the Android Platform and the Ouya.

Any and all donations are welcomes, come help us bring this great engine to the android platform.

Anyway, back on topic, because of the current issues with my version, and the issues with the review team I want to take my game off the store until it's ironed out with the new version.

Is there a way I can do this?

gun'n glory world war 2 game

A couple other I can not remember
Even when I try and re-download them.
I think if something goes wrong once. It will always go wrong afterwards. Probably some kind of caching mechanism.

One of the most exciting things about this platform is its potential in the local multiplayer space. Some of the most fun gaming experiences I've had, were with friends infront of the TV, and this isn't solely due to the "smack talk" appeal. Local co-op and local competitive play, will with no doubt play an important role in evangelizing the console.

As a developer, I was sold on the democratizing aspects of the store, specifically the potential for ranking based on fun, rather than downloads or revenue. I think this is ahead of the curve and will help ensure that OUYA's ecosystem stays healthy and strong.

So here are my 2 cents. After some light has been shed on how "fun rating" is going to function within the store I started to worry about local multiplayer. Local multiplayer is played in shorter sessions than its single player / story driven counter parts due to the logistics. That being said, I don't think a game enjoyed by 4 people for 2 hours, is less fun than a game enjoyed by 1 person for 3 hours. I would like to see some metrics in the future taking multiple players within a session into account. Further ways of making these metrics robust will only help developers and players and I look forward to seeing it develop.

What do you guys think?

I put the right email to receive a new password but it says that my email does not exist.

What can I do?

thanks

Anyway, my friend and I are both wanting to develop a game on Ouya.  We were thinking that we just both create accounts, but then we saw "Company Profile" and it looks like we both have to fill it out.  Are we supposed to be using the same account or do we both just fill it out the same way?

Thanks.

May it be related with the fact that none of my games uses special permissions?

It would be nice if under the System menu, or somewhere, there was an option "Power off console" so that it could all be done via the gamepad only without walking over to the TV. The shutdown dialog should also warn if there are any ongoing downloads, and maybe offer to power down only once these are complete (a "shutting down once downloads complete" dialog should then stay active on screen until shutdown, or it's dismissed and the future shutdown is aborted).

Alternatively, when the top power button is held for a second, skip showing the "Really shutdown ?" dialog and just start powering down so I don't need to pick up the gamepad to complete the process.

This might seem all very unimportant, but every little bit of polish to improve the overall experience for gamers counts :)