Mastering Android Game Development
Master game development with the Android SDK to develop highly interactive and amazing games
Published on 30. June 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
372 pages
978-1-78355-177-4 (ISBN)
Description
Key Features
Book DescriptionIf you are an intermediate-level Android developer who wants to create highly interactive and amazing games with the Android SDK, then this book is for you.What you will learn
Understand the internals of a game engine and the reasoning behind each of the components
Decide when to use each of the different ways of drawing on Android
Handle user inputs, from virtual joysticks to gamepads
Implement collision detection using different techniques and discover how to optimize it for complex games
Use animations and particle systems to provide a rich experience
Create beautiful, responsive, and reusable UIs by taking advantage of the Android SDK
Integrate Google Play Services to provide achievements and leaderboards to the players
Who this book is forIf you are an intermediate-level Android developer who wants to create highly interactive and amazing games with the Android SDK, then this book is for you.
Book DescriptionIf you are an intermediate-level Android developer who wants to create highly interactive and amazing games with the Android SDK, then this book is for you.What you will learn
Understand the internals of a game engine and the reasoning behind each of the components
Decide when to use each of the different ways of drawing on Android
Handle user inputs, from virtual joysticks to gamepads
Implement collision detection using different techniques and discover how to optimize it for complex games
Use animations and particle systems to provide a rich experience
Create beautiful, responsive, and reusable UIs by taking advantage of the Android SDK
Integrate Google Play Services to provide achievements and leaderboards to the players
Who this book is forIf you are an intermediate-level Android developer who wants to create highly interactive and amazing games with the Android SDK, then this book is for you.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
694 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78355-177-4 (9781783551774)
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Master game development with the Android SDK to develop highly interactive and amazing games
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Raul Portales is a software engineer who has had a love for computers, electronics, and gadgets in general for as long as he remembers. He jumped into Android as soon as it was released. Raul has worked on social networks, education, healthcare, and even founded a gaming studio and a consultancy company. Specializing in mobile and UX, he speaks frequently at conferences and meetups. Raul's love for electronics reignited when Google announced Android Things. He started tinkering with it with the first Developer Preview, which lead to adding the IoT category on his Google Developer expert profile.
Content
Table of Contents
Project setup
Managing user Input
Into the drawing thread
Collision detection
Particle systems
SoundFX and Music
Menus and Dialogs
Particle Systems
Google Play Services
To the Big Screen
API levels for Android versions
Project setup
Managing user Input
Into the drawing thread
Collision detection
Particle systems
SoundFX and Music
Menus and Dialogs
Particle Systems
Google Play Services
To the Big Screen
API levels for Android versions