Gamasutra, in association with Modojo, has published a Q&A with the OMA on the subject of mobile gaming standardization. The interview was with OMA Games Services Working Group chairman Kevin Mowry.
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The article is just a little old but it is definitely still worth sharing. PocketGamer has written an article concerning its views on the OMA and the standardization of mobile gaming. We have found a variety of responses regarding this initiative. Bill Ray from The Register had some very skeptical feelings regarding the issue and PocketGamer seems more optimistic, or naive.
Bill Ray from The Register, wrote an interesting article regarding the OMA. Previously, we posted about the OMA and their attempt at standardizing mobile games.
Nokia, Samsung, SK Telecom, Square-Enix, Symbian, Tao Group, and Texas Instruments have all signed up to the working group which will “define and support an open gaming specification for premium-quality native games”.
Industry leaders come together to help mobile gaming with their awesome powers.
Leading companies in the wireless and mobile gaming value chain have joined forces with the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) to further define and support an open gaming specification for premium- quality native games for mobile phones. Platform fragmentation is a barrier to fully realizing gaming’s potential in the wireless marketplace, and OMA’s ongoing commitment to interoperability made the organization a solid venue around which these players could coalesce. With more than a billion mobile phones in the marketplace today, this initiative will fuel the growth of mobile games for the masses by crafting an open approach for gaming development.
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