Mobile 3D Graphics and Java Applications Development for Sony Ericsson Phones
The purpose of this article is to introduce the reader to Java-based mobile 3D technology as it appears Sony
Ericsson’s K500, K700, S700, and Z500 series, and the Vodaphone F500i and V800 mobile phones.
Java Mobile 3D Graphics (also known as JSR 184) is an API tailored for the generation and presentation of 3D
content on mobile platforms. This first article discusses an alternate 3D implementation, HI Corporation’s
Mascot Capsule Micro3D version 3 (also known as Micro3D). Sony Ericsson has chosen to implement both API
sets, allowing Mascot Capsule Micro3D serve as a migration path for 3D applications until Java Mobile 3D-enabled
devices become widely available. Here, we’ll also briefly try to address any possible point of confusion related to
the two implementations of 3D Java APIs in Sony Ericsson phones.
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