Libgdx Cross-platform Game Development Cookbook

Chapter 5. Audio and File I/O

In this chapter, we will cover:

• Playing short sound effects
• Audio streaming for background music
• Optimizing audio files to reduce download sizes
• Procedural audio generators
• Engine sounds with dynamic audio
• The 2D space sound system
• The first approach to file handling in Libgdx
• Using preferences to store game states and options
• The XML parsing primer
• JSON serialization and deserialization

Introduction

Audio plays an essential role in building a game's atmosphere. Every single title that intends to immerse you in its world puts a great deal of attention on sound effects and music, especially in classic horror games. You are in a corridor, it is dark, and you can barely see. The appropriate combination of sounds will make you want ...