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SG Android Devs Meetup July 2013
1. HI OUYA
SG ANDROID DEVELOPERS MEET-UP
24 JULY 2013
BY: WU HUIJIE (WU.HUIJIE@NEWTON-CIRCUS.COM)
2. AT A GLANCE
• Inside The OUYA
• Noteworthy Games
• Useful Apps
• Compatibility With Other Controllers
• Setting up XBMC
• Developing Games For OUYA
• Useful Links
• Questions
4. INSIDE THE OUYA
Operating System Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
System-on-chip Nvidia Tegra 3 (T33)
CPU Quad-core 1.7Ghz ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore
(ARMv7-A architecture)
GPU Nvidia GeForce ULP @ 520Mhz
RAM 1GB DDR3-1600 SDRAM
USB ports 1 USB 2.0, 1 microUSB
Video Support HDMI 1.4, 1080p or 720p. Stereoscopic 3D
support
Audio Support HDMI (ARC), 5.1 or 2.0 channel
Internal Storage 8GB eMMC Flash Memory
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouya
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2418726,00.asp
http://www.ifixit.com
5. INSIDE THE OUYA
Networking 10/100 Ethernet, 802.11 b/g/n, BTLE 4.0
Power
Consumption
4.5W (gaming), 1W (standby)
Power source 12V DC via Coaxial power connector
Size 75 x 75 x 82mm
Weight 300g
Price USD99
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouya
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2418726,00.asp
http://www.ifixit.com
6. INSIDE THE OUYA
For detailed teardown:
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Ouya+Teardown/14224/1
7. NOTEWORTHY GAMES
• TowerFall
• ShadowGun
• BombSquad
• Final Fantasy III
• Ittle Dew
• Knightmare Tower
• Bombball
• … and many more:
http://www.ouya.tv/games/?show=popular
8. USEFUL APPS
• File Expert
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xcxin.
filexpert&hl=en
• http://www.xageek.com/
• Blue Board
• Available in OUYA Discover store
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.
alienmantech.blue_board_tablet
• XBMC
• http://xbmc.org/
9. COMPATIBILITY WITH
OTHER CONTROLLERS
• PS3 Wireless Dual-shock controller (best compatibility)
• Need USB to micro USB cable for setup
• Xbox360 controller (semi-working, need USB receiver)
• Logitech F310 Gamepad
• Persistently taking over P1 slot
• Logitech F710 Wireless Gamepad
• Persistently taking over P1 slot
Source: http://ouyaforum.com/showthread.php?3673-LIST-Controllers-That-Work-With-OUYA
12. DEVELOPING GAMES
FOR OUYA
Hardware (recommended setup)
• 720/1080p HDTV (recommended)
• LCD monitor with 16:9/16:10 aspect ratio resolution
• HDMI input preferred (min. DVI input)
• Built-in audio preferred
• Bluetooth speakers (if using monitor without audio output)
• HDMI cable
• HDMI to DVI converter (if monitor only has DVI input)
• USB to micro USB cable
(for connecting development machine to OUYA set)
• Universal power plug adapter
(OUYA is shipped with North American power adapter with
100-240V input)
16. DEVELOPING GAMES
FOR OUYA
Hardware (minimum setup)
• Android tablet
• Must be running at least Android 4.1
• Screen resolution should be at least 1280 x 720px
(720p) or 1920 x 1080px (1080p)
• OUYA/PS3/Xbox360 wireless controller
• Needed to be loaded with OUYA launcher and
framework APK files
• More details here:
https://devs.ouya.tv/developers/docs/setup
18. DEVELOPING GAMES
FOR OUYA
Game engine/SDK Unity Adobe AIR
IDE Unity/Unity Pro +
MonoDevelop
FlashDevelop
FDT
Adobe Flash Builder
Intellij
Language UnityScript
C#
Boo
Actionscript
Hardware
accelerated 2D/3D
graphics
Yes Yes
Pricing Free
Subscription-based
License-based
Free for SDK, pricing
varies for each IDE
19. DEVELOPING GAMES
FOR OUYA
Game engine/SDK Unity Adobe AIR
Integration with
OUYA Development
Kit (ODK)
Official OUYA Unity
plugin:
https://github.com/o
uya/ouya-unity-
plugin
Adobe Native
Extensions (ANE)
Gaslightgames ANEs for
OUYA:
https://github.com/gasl
ightgames/AIROUYACo
ntroller
https://github.com/gasl
ightgames/AIROUYAIAP
GameInput classes
support for console
controllers (Adobe AIR
3.7, Flash Player 3.7
onwards)
20. DEVELOPING GAMES
FOR OUYA (WITH UNITY)
Getting started
1. Register a free OUYA developer account here:
https://devs.ouya.tv/
2. Read docs here:
https://devs.ouya.tv/developers/docs/unity
3. Quick start guide here:
http://www.thinicegames.com/blog/2013/07/from-unity-
to-ouya-quick-setup-guide/
4. Get Android SDK (rev. 21)
1. There’s an issue with rev. 22, so beware!
5. Download ODK here:
https://devs.ouya.tv/developers/odk
6. Download Android NDK
1. If using ver. r8d, some modifications will be required
7. Get latest JDK
21. DEVELOPING GAMES
FOR OUYA (WITH UNITY)
Getting started
8. Setup Android SDK as instructed
9. Place ODK files in recommended location
10. Download OUYA Unity plugin here:
https://github.com/ouya/ouya-unity-plugin
11. Export OUYA core, starter kit and example Unity packages
from plugin
12. Create a new Unity project
13. In Build Settings, switch platform to Android and make sure
Texture Compression is set to “DXT (Tegra)”
14. Import Unity packages (Core first, starter kit then examples)
22. DEVELOPING GAMES
FOR OUYA (WITH UNITY)
Getting started
15. Open OUYA panel and update bundle IDs, JDK, Android
SDK and NDK locations (make sure no grey fields!)
16. Return to OUYA tab and click the compile buttons
17. In the first Unity scene, drag a OUYAGameObject prefab
into it and fill in your Developer ID (provided to you after
OUYA developer account is created)
23. DEVELOPING GAMES
FOR OUYA (WITH UNITY)
For more details refer to:
https://devs.ouya.tv/developers/docs/setup
https://devs.ouya.tv/developers/docs/unity
http://www.stevetack.com/ouya_unity_tutorial_01.html
http://unitycoder.com/blog/2013/06/26/publishing-to-
ouya-from-unity3d/
http://www.thinicegames.com/blog/2013/07/from-unity-to-
ouya-quick-setup-guide/
24. USEFUL LINKS
• Official OUYA website
• http://www.ouya.tv/
• Unofficial OUYA forums (tons of info and very up-to-date)
• http://ouyaforum.com/forum.php
• http://ouyaforum.com/showthread.php?3673-LIST-
Controllers-That-Work-With-OUYA
• List of OUYA games/apps
• http://www.ouya.tv/games/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ouya_software
• iFixit’s OUYA teardown page
• http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Ouya+Teardown/142
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