Android game development

Hello! Our publisher has just published the book "Developing games for Android" by JD Marzio (JF DiMarzio), it is also "Android Game Recipes" . As the name implies - this compact edition is not only a step-by-step guide for those who are just about to start writing games for Android, but also a full-fledged cookbook, with problem-solving and answers to common questions. It is worth noting that the book is written as an assistant in solving specific issues and scenarios in the process of developing a game, and implies familiarity of the reader with Java.


A glance at the chapters, code, and pictures ensures that ready-made solutions are available:
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• game menu design
• collision detection
• moving characters and background
• work with device sensors
• processing user input
• Preparing graphics for different screen resolutions, and much more.

The book describes in detail what frameworks you need to get started, what basic concepts you need to operate in game development, what skills you want to have, how Android works and interacts with OpenGL ES.

Some information about the author and technical reviewer:

JF Di Marzio is an experienced Android author and developer. He began creating Basic games on the TRS-80 Color Computer II back in 1984. Since then, Di Marzio has worked in technology departments of organizations such as the US Department of Defense and the Walt Disney Company. He has been developing on the Android platform since the release of the beta version 0.03. Two of his professional applications and one game have already been published on the Android Market.

Jim Graham received a bachelor of science degree in electronics with a specialization in telecommunications from Texas A & M and a diploma with a class of '88 in 1989. His work was published in the 1988 edition of ICA Communique (Fast Packet Switching: An Overview of Theory and Performance). Jim worked as a network engineer for the Design Group Network at Amoco Corporation in Chicago, Illinois, as a senior engineer for Tybrin Corporation networks at Fort Walton Beach, Fla., And as a systems analyst for 16th Special Operations Wing Intelligence and HQ US Air Force Special Operations Command Intelligence in Hurlburt Field, Florida. He received an official certificate of the 16th Special Operations Wing Intelligence on December 18, 2001.

Buy a book in electronic form (EBUP and PDF) and paper can be with a discount of 10% on coupon f0d2f161 on the publisher's website .