Take pretty much any mobile game: when you die, a menu is displayed that has an option to play again.

I have two approaches in mind:

1. Use OpenGL

As in haves some button textures ready and when the character dies, translate them to the screen. Then listen for events on those textures.

2. Use a view

At the moment, when the user opens the game, I have a basic activity, along with a basic view that has a FrameLayout: the root is a GlSurfaceView and on top of it there's a menu (embedded in a LinearLayout). When the user hits "Play", this menu is translated away (using a translate animation) from the screen, leaving only the GlSurfaceView visible, with which the user can interact. I was thinking of implementing something similar when the game ends, but I'm not sure where to start.

I don't particularly like the first approach, since implementing the button events in OpenGL doesn't seem like a straightforward thing. So how is it done after all?

By Game Over menu, I mean a menu displayed when you die, with an option to play again.

I have two approaches in mind:

1. Use OpenGL

   Have some button textures ready. When the character dies, draw them. Listen for events on those textures.

2. Use a view

   (This is what I'm doing now.) When the user opens the game, I have a basic activity, along with a basic view with a FrameLayout: The root is a GlSurfaceView and there's a menu on top of it (embedded in a LinearLayout). When the user hits "Play", this menu is translated away (using a translate animation) from the screen, leaving only the GlSurfaceView visible, with which the user can interact. I was thinking of implementing something similar when the game ends, but I'm not sure where to start.

I don't particularly like the first approach, since implementing button events in OpenGL seems hard.

How should I approach this?