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Android Game Programming: A Developer’s Guide
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Android Game Programming: A Developer’s Guide

by John Horton, Raul Portales
September 2016
Beginner to intermediate
1089 pages
23h 8m
English
Packt Publishing
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Preface

Android is the fastest growing operating system, and Android devices can empower, entertain, and educate the planet. Android uses one of the most popular programming languages—Java, which is a high-performance, secure, and object-oriented language.

It is the most widespread Operating System and games are what people spend most time using on their phones. Video games have never been easier to make and distribute. Who would not want to make games for Android? And on top of this, making games is fun, addictive, and very rewarding; it can be hard to stop once you get started.

The problem comes when we reach a stumbling block because we don't know how to implement a feature, or perhaps integrate it into our game. This course will help you build ...

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ISBN: 9781787128583