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Jonathan S. Harbour

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Description:In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, "Sams Teach Yourself Android Game"" Programming in 24 Hours" will help you master mobile game development for Android 4. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, you'll gain hands-on expertise with the entire process: from getting access to the hardware via the Android SDK to finishing a complete example game. You'll learn to use the Android SDK and open source software to design and build fast, highly playable games for the newest Android smartphones and tablets. Every lesson builds on what you've already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success! Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Android game programming tasks. Quizzes and exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion.Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks.Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them. Jonathan Harbour is a writer and instructor whose love for computers and video games dates back to the Commodore PET and Atari 2600 era. He has a Master's in Information Systems Management. His portfolio site at http: //www.jharbour.com includes a discussion forum. He also authored "Sams Teach Yourself Windows Phone 7 Game Programming in 24 Hours." His love of science fiction led to the remake of a beloved classic video game with some friends, resulting in "Starflight--The Lost Colony" (http: //www.starflightgame.com). Learn how to...Install and configure the free development tools, including the Android 4 SDK, Java Development Kit, and Eclipse (or NetBeans)Use the Android graphics system to bring your game characters to lifeLoad and manage bitmaps, and use double buffering for better performanceIncorporate timing and animation with threaded game loopsTap into the touch screen for user inputLearn to use Android sensors such as the accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, light detector, and thermometerIntegrate audio into your games using the media playerBuild your own game engine library to simplify gameplay code in your projectsAnimate games with sprites using atlas images and fast matrix transformsEmploy object-oriented programming techniques using inheritance and data hidingCreate an advanced animation system to add interesting behaviors to game objectsDetect collisions and simulate realistic movement with trigonometryExperiment with an evolving engine coding technique that more naturally reflects how games are writtenWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Sams Teach Yourself Android Game Programming in 24 Hours. To get started finding Sams Teach Yourself Android Game Programming in 24 Hours, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, "Sams Teach Yourself Android Game"" Programming in 24 Hours" will help you master mobile game development for Android 4. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, you'll gain hands-on expertise with the entire process: from getting access to the hardware via the Android SDK to finishing a complete example game. You'll learn to use the Android SDK and open source software to design and build fast, highly playable games for the newest Android smartphones and tablets. Every lesson builds on what you've already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success! Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Android game programming tasks. Quizzes and exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion.Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks.Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them. Jonathan Harbour is a writer and instructor whose love for computers and video games dates back to the Commodore PET and Atari 2600 era. He has a Master's in Information Systems Management. His portfolio site at http: //www.jharbour.com includes a discussion forum. He also authored "Sams Teach Yourself Windows Phone 7 Game Programming in 24 Hours." His love of science fiction led to the remake of a beloved classic video game with some friends, resulting in "Starflight--The Lost Colony" (http: //www.starflightgame.com). Learn how to...Install and configure the free development tools, including the Android 4 SDK, Java Development Kit, and Eclipse (or NetBeans)Use the Android graphics system to bring your game characters to lifeLoad and manage bitmaps, and use double buffering for better performanceIncorporate timing and animation with threaded game loopsTap into the touch screen for user inputLearn to use Android sensors such as the accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, light detector, and thermometerIntegrate audio into your games using the media playerBuild your own game engine library to simplify gameplay code in your projectsAnimate games with sprites using atlas images and fast matrix transformsEmploy object-oriented programming techniques using inheritance and data hidingCreate an advanced animation system to add interesting behaviors to game objectsDetect collisions and simulate realistic movement with trigonometryExperiment with an evolving engine coding technique that more naturally reflects how games are writtenWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Sams Teach Yourself Android Game Programming in 24 Hours. To get started finding Sams Teach Yourself Android Game Programming in 24 Hours, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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