Practical Android 4 Games Development

839 Pages·2011·8.98 MB·English

by  J. F. DiMarzio

Beginning Android 4 Games Development
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Contents at a Glance
Contents
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Android, the New Kid on the Block
Chapter 2: First Steps with the Android SDK
Chapter 3: Game Development 101
Chapter 4: Android for Game Developers
Chapter 5: An Android Game Development Framework
Chapter 6: Mr. Nom Invades Android
Chapter 7: OpenGL ES: A Gentle Introduction
Chapter 8: 2D Game Programming Tricks
Chapter 9: Super Jumper: A 2D OpenGL ES Game
Chapter 10: OpenGL ES: Going 3D
Chapter 11: 3D Programming Tricks
Chapter 12: Droid Invaders: The Grand Finale
Chapter 13: Publishing Your Game
Chapter 14: What's Next?
Index
Contents
Contents at a Glance
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Android, the New Kid on the Block
A Brief History of Android
Fragmentation
The Role of Google
The Android Open Source Project
The Android Market
Challenges, Device Seeding, and Google I/O
Android's Features and Architecture
The Kernel
The Runtime and Dalvik
System Libraries
The Application Framework
The Software Development Kit
The Developer Community
Devices, Devices, Devices!
Hardware
The Range of Devices
Compatibility Across All Devices
Mobile Gaming Is Different
A Gaming Machine in Every Pocket
Always Connected
Casual and Hardcore
Big Market, Small Developers
Summary
Chapter 2: First Steps with the Android SDK
Setting Up the Development Environment
Setting Up the JDK
Setting Up the Android SDK
Installing Eclipse
Installing the ADT Eclipse Plug-In
A Quick Tour of Eclipse
Helpful Eclipse Shortcuts
Hello World, Android Style
Creating the Project
Exploring the Project
Writing the Application Code
Running and Debugging Android Applications
Connecting a Device
Creating an Android Virtual Device
Running an Application
Debugging an Application
LogCat and DDMS
Using ADB
Summary
Chapter 3: Game Development 101
Genres: To Each One's Taste
Casual Games
Puzzle Games
Action and Arcade Games
Tower-Defense Games
Innovation
Game Design: The Pen Is Mightier Than the Code
Core Game Mechanics
A Story and an Art Style
Screens and Transitions
Code: The Nitty-Gritty Details
Application and Window Management
Input
File I/O
Audio
Graphics
The Game Framework
Summary
Chapter 4: Android for Game Developers
Defining an Android Application: The Manifest File
The <manifest> Element
The Application Element
The <activity> Element
The <uses-permission> Element
The <uses-feature> Element
The <uses-sdk> Element
Android Game Project Setup in Ten Easy Steps
Market Filters
Defining the Icon of Your Game
Android API Basics
Creating a Test Project
The Activity Life Cycle
Input Device Handling
File Handling
Audio Programming
Playing Sound Effects
Streaming Music
Basic Graphics Programming
Best Practices
Summary
Chapter 5: An Android Game Development Framework
Plan of Attack
The AndroidFileIO Class
AndroidAudio, AndroidSound, and AndroidMusic: Crash, Bang, Boom!
AndroidInput and AccelerometerHandler
AccelerometerHandler: Which Side Is Up?
CompassHandler
The Pool Class: Because Reuse Is Good for You!
KeyboardHandler: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right …
Touch Handlers
The MultiTouchHandler
AndroidInput: The Great Coordinator
AndroidGraphics and AndroidPixmap: Double Rainbow
Handling Different Screen Sizes and Resolutions
AndroidPixmap: Pixels for the People
AndroidGraphics: Serving Our Drawing Needs
AndroidFastRenderView: Loop, Stretch, Loop, Stretch
AndroidGame: Tying Everything Together
Summary
Chapter 6: Mr. Nom Invades Android
Creating the Assets
Setting Up the Project
MrNomGame: The Main Activity
Assets: A Convenient Asset Store
Settings: Keeping Track of User Choices and High Scores
LoadingScreen: Fetching the Assets from Disk
The Main Menu Screen
The HelpScreenClass(es)
The High-Scores Screen
Rendering Numbers: An Excursion
Implementing the Screen
Abstracting…
Abstracting the World of Mr. Nom: Model, View, Controller
The GameScreen Class
Summary
Chapter 7: OpenGL ES: A Gentle Introduction
What is OpenGL ES and Why Should I Care?
The Programming Model: An Analogy
Projections
Normalized Device Space and the Viewport
Matrices
The Rendering Pipeline
Before We Begin
GLSurfaceView: Making Things Easy Since 2008
GLGame: Implementing the Game Interface
Look Mom, I Got a Red Triangle!
Defining the Viewport
Defining the Projection Matrix
Specifying Triangles
Putting It Together