I downloaded ODK today. I need to know what to do next,Do i need a certain program to start making the game on the computer. IE: Eclipse. And if I get Eclipse,which should I get?
When you unzip it, one folder is the android sdk, and the other is the correct version of eclipse. You'll still need to follow all the instructions to get things set up though.
Once you've made a game, you'll still need a device to test it on. If you don't have an OUYA, you can install the ouya-framework.apk and ouya-launcher.apk (which come in the ODK) onto the android emulator or onto another android device (most people are using a nexus 7 as it has a similar Tegra 3 processor)
You can also use a game engine such as Unity3D (though for Unity you need to pay the $400 license to unlock porting to Android/OUYA). Unity and other game engines have the advantage that they will usually let you test the game on your PC/mac, so you won't need to get an OUYA until later
It depends on how experienced you are with developing (generally and also with games). If you've got a lot of experience, and you'll be wanting to do hardware optimisation or something that pushes the OUYA to the limits graphics wise, then at some point you'll want to upgrade to a Tegra 3 device like the Nexus 7 (though by the time you're ready, the OUYA will probably be out anyway).
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When you unzip it, one folder is the android sdk, and the other is the correct version of eclipse. You'll still need to follow all the instructions to get things set up though.
Once you've made a game, you'll still need a device to test it on. If you don't have an OUYA, you can install the ouya-framework.apk and ouya-launcher.apk (which come in the ODK) onto the android emulator or onto another android device (most people are using a nexus 7 as it has a similar Tegra 3 processor)
You can also use a game engine such as Unity3D (though for Unity you need to pay the $400 license to unlock porting to Android/OUYA). Unity and other game engines have the advantage that they will usually let you test the game on your PC/mac, so you won't need to get an OUYA until later
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