Android Studio Game Development by Jerome DiMarzio
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Android Studio Game Development

Android Studio Game Development


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● Chapter 1 Installing Android Studioo This chapter walks the reader through downloading Android Studio, setting up their Java Path if needed, and setting up the Android SDK. The reader will get to see step by step what options to set when installing and configuring Android Studio for the first time, and they will be introduced to Android Studio's Tip of the Day.● Chapter 2 Exploring the IDEo Chapter 2 takes the reader on a tour of the IDE. The reader will learn what the different windows and views that make up Android Studio represent, and how to effectively use them when developing code. ● Chapter 3 Creating a new projecto In this chapter, the reader creates a new project from scratch using Android Studio. This project will be used throughout the remainder of the book. ● Chapter 4 Setting up Git hub as your VCSo In Chapter 4, the reader learns how to set up Git hub as their versioning control system (VCS). The chapter will lay out for the reader, step by step, how to create a Git hub login, and then use that information to set up Android Studio's VCS. Once Git hub is set up, the reader will commit and download code.● Chapter 5 Intro to Game Developmento Chapter 5 walks the reader through the basic theory of game development, focusing mainly on what is a game loop and how to construct one. The reader builds their first game loop in this chapter and will add to it as the book progresses.● Chapter 6 OpenGL ES and Polygons o The reader learns how use OpenGL ES to create polygons in Chapter 6. Polygons are the base for all in game objects, and understanding how polygons are constructed and displayed to the screen is essential to create a game.● Chapter 7 Loading images and sprite sheetso In Chapter 7 the reader learns how to easily load images to the screen with OpenGL ES and polygons using textures. Building on Chapter 6, this chapter teaches the reader how to map images onto polygons to display them in the game. At the end of the chapter that reader using this knowledge to cycle through images in a sprite sheet.● Chapter 8 Reading user inputo In Chapter 8, the reader learns how to read user input and interpret in their game. Android phones come with several sensors that can be used to control a game, namely the touch screen and the gyroscopic sensors. This chapter teaches how to read information from these sensors. ● Chapter 9 In-game movemento This chapter, building on Chapters 7 and 8, teaches the reader how to use information that is read from the input sensors, and sprite sheets, to move in game items on the screen. The reader also learns how to detect boundaries to keep in game items on the screen.● Chapter 10 Collision detectiono In the final chapter of this book, the reader learns how to use collision detection to destroy in game items and close their game loop.

About the Author: J. F. DiMarzio is a seasoned Android developer and author. He began developing games in Basic on the TRS-80 Color Computer II in 1984. Since then, he has worked in the technology departments of companies such as the U.S. Department of Defense and the Walt Disney Company. He has been developing on the Android platform since the beta release of version .03, and he has published two professional applications and one game on the Android Marketplace. DiMarzio is also an accomplished author. Over the last 14 years, he has released 12 books, including Android: A Programmer's Guide. His books have been translated into five languages and published worldwide. DiMarzio's writing style is very easy to read and understand, which makes the information in the topics that he presents more retainable.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781484217177
  • Publisher: Apress
  • Publisher Imprint: Apress
  • Depth: 13
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 95
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: Concepts and Design
  • Width: 156 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1484217179
  • Publisher Date: 16 Nov 2015
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 6 mm
  • Weight: 222 gr


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