Game control interface for Android phone/tablet games

Hi,

First post on JGO.
I’m a beginning java/android programmer & currently working together with my brother & another friend on a 2D vertical scolling shooter as well as a 2D platform games based on 2 old Konami MSX games (Knightmare & The Goonies).

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We’re coding & testing our games in Eclipse and currently using the keyboard input to move our heros around and to shoot or punch.

I’m thinking about how we should incorporate a game controller in the future that enables the game to be played on a tablet or phone.(like a virutal on screen controller or moving our tablet/phone combined with tapping or whatelse is there…)

Thought I put out a post here.
Maybe you could give me some good ideas for how to create one.
Links, resources, code, tutorials.

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