Overview
This book aims to be first (or one of the very first) advanced Android game techniques and apps case studies book to market.
It should be one of the first Android 4 books to market.
Vladimir Silva has included self-contained game app samples based on classic, popular arcade games.
According to Google in May 2011, there are now approximately 400,000 Android app developers.
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About this book
Multi-touch code gives these games and their players dynamic input and exchange ability, for a more realistic arcade game experience. Faster and better performance offers game players a more seamless, fun arcade experience like never before on Android. There is also improved native C/C++ integration with Android's NDK as well, which makes coding, compiling, and converting both productive and efficient with gains in app performance.Â
With actionable real-world source, Advanced Android 4 Games shows you how to build more sophisticated and addictive Android games, harnessing the power of these recent advancements.
- Coverage of the new UI, UX, multi-touch and multi-tasking features available with Android 4.0.
- Learn other techniques for improving the game playing experience including Wi-Fi tethering, better multi-tasking, new and better streaming Web video using WebM, and more.
- By combining the elegant object-oriented features of Java and the raw power of C, there is no limit to the types of games that you can build for the platform, such as the "Quake 3D"-like game app case study in this book.Â
You'll definitely have fun, and perhaps you'll even make some money. Enjoy!
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advanced Android 4 Games
Authors: Vladimir Silva
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-4060-0
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Professional and Applied Computing (R0), Apress Access Books
Copyright Information: Vladimir Silva 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4302-4059-4Published: 23 December 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4302-4060-0Published: 30 July 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 280
Topics: Game Development, Computer Applications