Book description
Learn all of the basics needed to join the ranks of successful Android game developers. You'll start with game design fundamentals and Android programming basics, and then progress toward creating your own basic game engine and playable game apps that work on Android smartphones and tablets. Beginning Android Games, Third Edition gives you everything you need to branch out and write your own Android games for a variety of hardware.
Do you have an awesome idea for the next break-through mobile gaming title? Beginning Android Games will help you kick-start your project. This book will guide you through the process of making several example game apps using APIs available in Android.
What You'll Learn
Gain the fundamentals of game programming in the context of the Android platform
Use Android's APIs for graphics, audio, and user input to reflect those fundamentals
Develop two 2D games from scratch, based on Canvas API and OpenGL ES
Create a full-featured 3D game
Publish your games, get crash reports, and support your users
Complete your own playable 2D OpenGL games
Who This Book Is For
People with a basic knowledge of Java who want to write games on the Android platform. It also offers information for experienced game developers about the pitfalls and peculiarities of the platform.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Frontmatter
- 1. An Android in Every Home
- 2. First Steps with Android Studio
- 3. Game Development 101
- 4. Android for Game Developers
- 5. An Android Game Development Framework
- 6. Mr. Nom Invades Android
- 7. OpenGL ES: A Gentle Introduction
- 8. 2D Game Programming Tricks
- 9. Super Jumper: A 2D OpenGL ES Game
- 10. OpenGL ES: Going 3D
- 11. 3D Programming Tricks
- 12. Android Invaders: The Grand Finale
- 13. Going Native with the NDK
- 14. Marketing and Monetizing
- 15. Publishing Your Game
- Backmatter
Product information
- Title: Beginning Android Games, Third Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2016
- Publisher(s): Apress
- ISBN: 9781484204726
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