Dex

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Dalvik (software)

Dalvik is a discontinuedprocess virtual machine (VM) in Google's Android operating system that executes applications written for Android. Dalvik is an integral part of the Android software stack in Android versions 4.4 "KitKat" and earlier, which is typically used on mobile devices such as mobile phones and tablet computers, and more recently on devices such as smart TVs and wearables. Dalvik is open-source software, originally written by Dan Bornstein, who named it after the fishing village of Dalvík in Eyjafjörður, Iceland.

Programs for Android are commonly written in Java and compiled to bytecode for the Java virtual machine, which is then translated to Dalvik bytecode and stored in .dex (Dalvik EXecutable) and .odex (Optimized Dalvik EXecutable) files; related terms odex and de-odex are associated with respective bytecode conversions. The compact Dalvik Executable format is designed for systems that are constrained in terms of memory and processor speed.

The successor of Dalvik is Android Runtime (ART), which uses the same bytecode and .dex files (but not .odex files), with the succession aiming at performance improvements transparent to the end users. The new runtime environment was included for the first time in Android 4.4 "KitKat" as a technology preview, and replaced Dalvik entirely in later versions; Android 5.0 "Lollipop" is the first version in which ART is the only included runtime.

Dex (video game)

Dex is an indie video game developed and published by Dreadlocks Ltd. It is an Open world side-scrolling action role-playing game set in a cyberpunk world. The game was released in 2015 and was funded on Kickstarter.

Gameplay

Dex is played as a Side-scrolling Platform game but the gameplay is more focused on RPG elements of the game. Player controls the eponymous character of Dex and receives quests from NPCs. Every quest has multiple possible solutions and its only up to player which solution he chooses.

Player gets experience for every quest or every killed enemy. When a certain amount experience is gained, player gets skill points and can invest them into his skills. Skills include Fighting, shooting, hacking, lockpicking etg.

Development and release

The game was announced on Game Developers Session 2012 and originally scheduled to be released in 2013. In late 2012, developers started a Kickstarter campaign, which started on November 12 when the studio asked for £14,000. The amount was reached a week later and in the end the game was pledged £30,647. On November 4, 2012 Dex was greenlit for Steam.