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The Android Game Developer???s Handbook

You're reading from   The Android Game Developer???s Handbook Discover an all in one handbook to developing immersive and cross-platform Android games

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785885860
Length 368 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Avisekhar Roy Avisekhar Roy
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Android Game Development FREE CHAPTER 2. Introduction to Different Android Platforms 3. Different Android Development Tools 4. Android Development Style and Standards in the Industry 5. Understanding the Game Loop and Frame Rate 6. Improving Performance of 2D/3D Games 7. Working with Shaders 8. Performance and Memory Optimization 9. Testing Code and Debugging 10. Scope for Android in VR Games 11. Android Game Development Using C++ and OpenGL 12. Polishing Android Games 13. Third-Party Integration, Monetization, and Services Index

Android in-app purchase integration

In-app purchase is a feature through which the application's component can be bought from inside the application with the help of several payment gateways. This is one major aspect of monetization for Android games.

What are in-app purchases?

In the modern day gaming industry, freemium games are booming. This means users can play the game for free, but they have to pay for certain components or for game progression advantages. This model has been proved to be a success, as it supports both free and premium concept in terms of digital gaming.

In-app purchases serve this purpose perfectly. We have already discussed Google In-App Billing services, which is just a means of in-app purchasing through Google. But there are other services that support the same thing.

In general, a game should offer in-app purchase items to give users a choice to buy the following types of content:

  • Unlock certain features in the game
  • Buy certain items to get an advantage over other...
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