Do you know a good android rendering engine? [closed]

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What is a rendering engine? Is there any for Android?

Arin answered 9/9, 2010 at 10:10 Comment(0)

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This a list of rendering engines for Android. Some of them are C++ based therefore you're able to use C++. Some of them are Java-Based which allows you to draw graphics without the need to use Android-NDK.

Alien3D

Platforms:Android
Orientations: 3D
Price: Free
Skill: Intermediate
License: Apache License 2.0 (Open Source)
Language: Java

Antiryad Gx

Platforms:iPhone Android
Orientations: 2D 3D
Price: Free
Skill: Beginner
License: Proprietary
Language: C, C++

Ardor3D

Platforms:Android
Orientations: 3D
Price: Free
Skill: Intermediate
License: libpng/zlib license (Open Source)
Language: Java

BatteryTech

Platforms:iPhone Android
Orientations: 2D 3D
Price: Indi:$199.95, Commercial:$799.95
Skill: Intermediate
License: Proprietary
Language: C++

Catcake

Platforms:Android
Orientations: 3D
Price: Free
Skill: Intermediate
License: MIT License (Open Source)
Language: C++

Corona SDK

Platforms:iPhone Android
Orientations: 2D 3D
Price: Trial is Free, Indie $199/Year, Pro is $349/Year
Skill: Intermediate
License: Proprietary
Language: Lua

Dwarf FW

Platforms:Android
Orientations: 3D
Price: Free
Skill: Intermediate
License: MIT License (Open Source)
Language: Java

DX Studio

Platforms:Android
Orientations: 3D
Price: Freeware Edition:Free, Commercial Pro:Free
Skill: Intermediate
License: Proprietary
Language: C++, C# or VB.Net

EDGELIB

Platforms:iPhone Android
Orientations: 2D 3D
Price: Free, 1 Developer: €5,000
Skill: Intermediate
License: Proprietary
Language: C++

Esenthel Engine

Platforms:iPhone Android
Orientations: 2D 3D
Price: Free, Personal:$150, Company:$750, Pro:$4000, Ultimate, Non-Game:$250/year
Skill: Intermediate
License: Proprietary
Language: C++

Forget 3D Game Engine

Platforms:Android
Orientations: 3D
Price: Free
Skill: Intermediate
License: GNU GPL v2 (Open Source)
Language: C++

GameKit

Platforms:iPhone Android
Orientations: 3D
Price: Free
Skill: Intermediate
License: MIT License (Open Source)
Language: C++

GamePlay

Platforms:iPhone Android
Orientations: 3D
Price: Free
Skill: Intermediate
License: Apache 2.0 license (Open Source)
Language: C++

IwGame Engine

Platforms:iPhone Android
Orientations: 2D 3D
Price: Free although requires the Marmalade SDK
Skill: Intermediate
License: Proprietary (Open Source)
Language: C++

jMonkeyEngine

Platforms:Android
Orientations: 3D
Price: Free
Skill: Intermediate
License: BSD (Open Source) Language: Java

jPCT-AE

Platforms:Android
Orientations: 3D
Price: Free
Skill: Intermediate
License: jPCT-AE license (Open Source)
Language: Java

libGDX

Platforms:Android HTML5
Orientations: 2D 3D
Price: Free
Skill: Intermediate
License: Apache License 2.0 (Open Source)
Language: Java

Linderdaum Engine

Platforms:Android
Orientations: 2D 3D
Price: Free/?
Skill: Intermediate
License: Non-commercial/Commercial usage (Open Source)
Language: C++

Marmalade

Platforms:iPhone Android
Orientations: 2D 3D
Price: Trial:Free, Basic:$149, Standard:$499
Skill: Intermediate
License: Proprietary
Language: C++

Matali Physics Engine

Platforms:iPhone Android
Orientations: 3D
Price: Non-Commercial, Commercial
Skill: Intermediate
License: Proprietary
Language: C#

min3D

Platforms:Android
Orientations: 3D
Price: Free
Skill: Intermediate
License: MIT License (Open Source)
Language: Java

MoSync Mobile

Platforms:iPhone Android HTML5
Orientations: 2D 3D
Price: Free, Basic Pro: 199 Euro, Gold Pro: 2999 Euro
Skill: Intermediate
License: GNU GPL v2 (Open Source)
Language: C, C++

NME

Platforms:iPhone Android HTML5
Orientations: 2D 3D
Price: Free
Skill: Intermediate
License: MIT License (Open Source)
Language: Haxe

openFrameworks

Platforms:iPhone Android
Orientations: 2D 3D
Price: Free
Skill: Intermediate
License: MIT License (Open Source)
Language: C++

Orx

Platforms:iPhone Android
Orientations: 2D 3D
Price: Free
Skill: Intermediate
License: zlib license (Open Source)
Language: C, C++, Objective-C

Proton SDK

Platforms:iPhone Android
Orientations: 2D 3D
Price: Free
Skill: Intermediate
License: BSD style with attribution required (Open Source)
Language: C++

ShiVa3D Game Engine

Platforms:iPhone Android
Orientations: 3D
Price: Web:Free, Advanced:$1000, Basic:$200, Educational:$670
Skill: Intermediate
License: Proprietary
Language: Lua

SIO2 Engine

Platforms:iPhone Android
Orientations: 2D 3D
Price: Trial is Free, Win/Mac:$199.99, Android/iOS:$399.99
Skill: Intermediate
License: Proprietary
Language: C++

UNIGINE Engine

Platforms:iPhone Android
Orientations: 3D
Price: Case-by-case (about $30,000 USD/project)
Skill: Beginner
License: Proprietary
Language: C++

Unity3D

Platforms:iPhone Android
Orientations: 3D
Price: Unity:Free, Unity Pro:$1500
Skill: Intermediate
License: Proprietary
Language: .NET (Mono)

For more info you can check: 3D Android Game Engines

Amputate answered 27/10, 2012 at 21:7 Comment(1)

Hi Sam, welcome to Stack Overflow! It's perfectly okay to answer old questions. Why? There is one original poster, but this post has been viewed 922 times, possibly by others with the same problem! The goal is to be useful to future visitors as well. ;) One way you can solidify this is to first, edit out the part about the question being 2 years old; it's not relevant to the problem, and second, list the rendering engines from the link. If the link were to ever break, your answer would still be useful if the items are listed in the answer. Good luck! :) – Ludeman 27/10, 2012 at 21:10

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There are two different methods for rendering objects to the screen in Android: View and OpenGL.

I suggest you check out this page that explains your various options as to how to draw to the screen. OpenGl is more powerful, but more difficult to use. You may also want to check out SurfaceView which allows you to use the built-in Android Drawable to render to the screen.

It depends on if you want to use high-end 3D performace in the end. If you do then you have to use OpenGL, otherwise you have a choice between using a SurfaceView or OpenGL.

Zoology answered 9/9, 2010 at 10:17 Comment(2)

Then, OpenGL is a rendering engine for Android, isn't it? – Arin 9/9, 2010 at 10:23

Amongst other things, its not just for Android – Zoology 9/9, 2010 at 13:29

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