GDC Mobile: ARM releases 3D graphics software

Chipset designer ARM expands its graphics stack with Mali-JSR297 software.

It all sounds very complicated, but essentially Mali-JSR297 will give Java mobile game developers the tools they need to create 3D games that run on hardware such as the ARM Mali200 GPU.

Ericsson Mobile Platforms is ARM's lead partner for the Mali-JSR297 software, complementing the Mali200 GPU and ARM graphics middleware in the U500 chipset platform that will find its way onto devices next year.

ARM says Mali-JSR297 (based on the Swerve software created by Superscape a few years back) means developers will be able to create mobile games that are similar to those seen on consoles and PCs.