This is the output from the console window:
[2011-04-26 13:49:08 - Snake] ------------------------------
[2011-04-26 13:49:08 - Snake] Android Launch!
[2011-04-26 13:49:08 - Snake] adb is running normally.
[2011-04-26 13:49:08 - Snake] Performing com.example.android.snake.Snake activity launch
[2011-04-26 13:49:08 - Snake] Automatic Target Mode: launching new emulator with compatible AVD 'avd_2.2'
[2011-04-26 13:49:08 - Snake] Launching a new emulator with Virtual Device 'avd_2.2'
[2011-04-26 13:49:13 - Snake] New emulator found: emulator-5554
[2011-04-26 13:49:13 - Snake] Waiting for HOME ('android.process.acore') to be launched...
[2011-04-26 13:54:38 - Snake] WARNING: Application does not specify an API level requirement!
[2011-04-26 13:54:38 - Snake] Device API version is 8 (Android 2.2)
[2011-04-26 13:54:38 - Snake] HOME is up on device 'emulator-5554'
[2011-04-26 13:54:38 - Snake] Uploading Snake.apk onto device 'emulator-5554'
[2011-04-26 13:54:38 - Snake] Installing Snake.apk...
[2011-04-26 13:58:55 - Snake] Failed to install Snake.apk on device 'emulator-5554!
[2011-04-26 13:58:55 - Snake] (null)
[2011-04-26 13:59:01 - Snake] Failed to install Snake.apk on device 'emulator-5554': null
[2011-04-26 13:59:01 - Snake] com.android.ddmlib.InstallException
[2011-04-26 13:59:01 - Snake] Launch canceled!
From the beginning of the log to the end, you can see it takes about 10 minutes. Is it my computer or is launching an application on the emulator always so slow?