I would like to start learning how to develop interactive mobile games and applications. Any tips on how I go about my journey? I get overwhelmed by the vast information available online making me difficult to pinpoint the right direction.

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If you are newbee tomobile application development, starts your journey from bacis of J2ME. Most of the mobiles in the market are java enabled mobile. As you have JVM to run java application in your PC. Java enabled mobiles have KVM-Kilobyte virtual mechine to execute your application.

Simple steps to create your mobile application Development Environment.

Just Download the following development tools and start....

1. NetBeans IDE 5.5 Download (Download Netbean IDE).
2. Introduction to the NetBeans Mobility Pack (Download Mobility packs for CLDC and CDC).
3. Install it and start your mobile development process....

I don't have tips to give you because first of all, I'm not an expert on those things. But just so you'd know, I think what you have is a good idea so keep it up.