Drawn and bitmaps

Question

I am writing a game in real time for Android, and looking at some code from the samples presented in the SDK, I am confused when I have to use Bitmap or Drawable for my sprites in my game.

What's the difference? Which one is better (faster) for sprites, and which one is better for static background?

Answer 1

To get an idea of ​​which is better, you can watch this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4Bk5rmIpic

Interestingly, he was not a Java programmer, but an experienced game programmer and his approach can help you write tests to determine which is better.

For example, you may find that Bitmap better for a background image, if you really have a static background, but if you are going to change it programmatically, then you may have a problem.

However, there are other considerations besides speed, as you may find that memory, for example, will be a problem, and how many sprites you want on the screen at one time will be a problem.