{"product_id":"9781787125780","title":"Android Game Programming: A Developer's Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExtend your game development skills by harnessing the power of Android SDK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGain the knowledge to design and build highly interactive and amazing games for your phone and tablet from scratch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate games that run at super-smooth 60 frames per second with the help of these easy-to-follow projects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand the internals of a game engine by building one and seeing the reasoning behind each of the components\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are completely new to Java, Android, or game programming, this book is for you. If you want to publish Android games for fun or for business and are not sure where to start, then this book will show you what to do, step by step, from the start.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat You Will Learn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet up an efficient, professional game development environment in Android Studio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplore object-oriented programming (OOP) and design scalable, reliable, and well-written Java games or apps on almost any Android device\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild simple to advanced game engines for different types of game, with cool features such as sprite sheet character animation and scrolling parallax backgrounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImplement basic and advanced collision detection mechanics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProcess multitouch screen input effectively and efficiently\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImplement a flexible and advanced game engine that uses OpenGL ES 2 to ensure fast, smooth frame rates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse animations and particle systems to provide a rich experience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate beautiful, responsive, and reusable UIs by taking advantage of the Android SDK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntegrate Google Play Services to provide achievements and leaderboards to the players\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Detail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eGaming has historically been a strong driver of technology, whether we're talking about hardware or software performance, the variety of input methods, or graphics support, and the Android game platform is no different. Android is a mature, yet still growing, platform that many game developers have embraced as it provides tools, APIs, and services to help bootstrap Android projects and ensure their success, many of which are specially designed to help game developers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince Android uses one of the most popular programming languages, Java, as the primary language to build apps of all types, you will start this course by first obtaining a solid grasp of the Java language and its foundation APIs. This will improve your chances of succeeding as an Android app developer. We will show you how to get your Android development environment set up and you will soon have your first working game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe course covers all the aspects of game development through various engrossing and insightful game projects. You will learn all about frame-by-frame animations and resource animations using a space shooter game, create beautiful and responsive menus and dialogs, and explore the different options to play sound effects and music in Android. You will also learn the basics of creating a particle system and will see how to use the Leonids library.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the end of the course, you will be able to configure and use Google Play Services on the developer console and port your game to the big screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Learning Path combines some of the best that Packt has to offer in one complete, curated package. It includes content from the following Packt products:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearning Java by Building Android Games by John Horton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndroid Game Programming by Example by John Horton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMastering Android Game Development by Raul Portales\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle and approach\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis course is a step-by-step guide where you will learn to build Android games from scratch. It takes a practical approach where each project is a game. 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