{"product_id":"beginning-android-games-paperback","title":"Beginning Android Games - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Green\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMario Zechner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeginning Android Games, Second Edition \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eoffers everything you need to join the ranks of successful Android game developers, including Android tablet game app development considerations. You'll start with game design fundamentals and programming basics, and then progress toward creating your own basic game engine and playable game apps that work on Android and earlier version compliant smartphones and now tablets. This will give you everything you need to branch out and write your own Android games. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The potential user base and the wide array of available high-performance devices makes Android an attractive target for aspiring game developers. Do you have an awesome idea for the next break-through mobile gaming title? \u003cem\u003eBeginning Android Games\u003c\/em\u003e will help you kick-start your project. This book will guide you through the process of making several example game apps using APIs available in new Android SDK and earlier SDK releases for Android smartphones and tablets: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe fundamentals of game development and design suitable for Android smartphones and tablets \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Android platform basics to apply those fundamentals in the context of making a game, including new File Manager system and better battery life management \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe design of 2D and 3D games and their successful implementation on the Android platform \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book lets developers see and use some Android SDK Jelly Bean; however, this book is structured so that app developers can use earlier Android SDK releases. This book is backward compatible like the Android SDK. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Green is an mobile video game developer from Portland, OR who develops and publishes mobile games under the brand Battery Powered Games. He has developed over a dozen mobile games and graphically interactive apps for himself and clients in the last two years which include 2D and 3D action, puzzle, racing and casual games. Before diving full time into video game development, Robert worked for software companies in Minneapolis and Chicago including IBM Interactive. Robert's current focus is on cross platform game development and high performance mobile gaming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 714\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9.2 x 7.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 09, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42718111957055,"sku":"9781430246770","price":64.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a89d1c4c63bef6ddda0d9fccc32604b6.webp?v=1765080773","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/beginning-android-games-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}