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Learning Java by Building Android Games
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Learning Java by Building Android Games
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Overview of this book
Android is one of the most popular mobile operating systems today. It uses the most popular programming language, Java, as one of the primary languages for building apps of all types. Unlike most other Android books, this book doesn’t assume that you have any prior knowledge of Java programming, instead helps you get started with building Android games as a beginner.
This new, improved, and updated third edition of Learning Java by Building Android Games helps you to build Android games from scratch. Once you've got to grips with the fundamentals, the difficulty level increases steadily as you explore key Java topics, such as variables, loops, methods, object-oriented programming (OOP), and design patterns while working with up-to-date code and supporting examples. At each stage, you'll be able to test your understanding by implementing the concepts that you’ve learned to develop a game. Toward the end, you’ll build games such as Sub Hunter, Retro Pong, Bullet Hell, Classic Snake, and Scrolling Shooter.
By the end of this Java book, you'll not only have a solid understanding of Java and Android basics but will also have developed five cool games for the Android platform.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
Preface
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Chapter 1: Java, Android, and Game Development
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Chapter 2: Java – First Contact
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Chapter 3: Variables, Operators, and Expressions
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Chapter 4: Structuring Code with Java Methods
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Chapter 5: The Android Canvas Class – Drawing to the Screen
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Chapter 6: Repeating Blocks of Code with Loops
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Chapter 7: Making Decisions with Java If, Else, and Switch
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Chapter 8: Object-Oriented Programming
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Chapter 9: The Game Engine, Threads, and the Game Loop
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Chapter 10: Coding the Bat and Ball
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Chapter 11: Collisions, Sound Effects, and Supporting Different Versions of Android
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Chapter 12: Handling Lots of Data with Arrays
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Chapter 13: Bitmap Graphics and Measuring Time
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Chapter 14: Java Collections, the Stack, the Heap, and the Garbage Collector
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Chapter 15: Android Localization – Hola!
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Chapter 16: Collections and Enumerations
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Chapter 17: Manipulating Bitmaps and Coding the Snake Class
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Chapter 18: Introduction to Design Patterns and Much More!
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Chapter 19: Listening with the Observer Pattern, Multitouch, and Building a Particle System
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Chapter 20: More Patterns, a Scrolling Background, and Building the Player's Ship
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Chapter 21: Completing the Scrolling Shooter Game
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Chapter 22: What Next?
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