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Learning Java by Building Android Games

You're reading from Learning Java by Building Android Games Extend your game development skills while learning Java – follow this book and learn Java for Android to enter the world of Android games development with greater confidence

Product type Paperback

Published in Jan 2015

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781784398859

Length 392 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Java

Tools

Android

Concepts

Mobile Game Development

Author (1):

John Horton

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Table of Contents (12) Chapters

Preface

1. Why Java, Android, and Games? FREE CHAPTER

2. Getting Started with Android

3. Speaking Java – Your First Game

4. Discovering Loops and Methods

5. Gaming and Java Essentials

6. OOP – Using Other People's Hard Work

7. Retro Squash Game

8. The Snake Game

9. Making Your Game the Next Big Thing

A. Self-test Questions and Answers

Index

Index

A

abstract / Inheritance
abstract class / Abstract classes
access modifiers
- classes use, controlling / Controlling the use of classes with access modifiers
- variables use, controlling / Controlling the use of variables with access modifiers
- for methods / Methods have access modifiers too
AccessScopeThisAndStatic / Access, scope, this, static, and constructors demo
achievements, snake game
- adding / Adding leaderboards and achievements
- planning / Planning the Snake achievements
- implementing, in Google Play developer console / Implementing the achievements in the Google Play developer console
- in code, implementing / Implementing the achievements in code
activities
- about / Dividing our game into activities
addition operator (+) / Changing variables with operators
Android
- about / If Android is your focus, Where this book will take you
- need for / Why Android and Java?
- benefits / Android is the fastest evolving and...

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Authors (1)

John Horton

John Horton

John Horton is a programming and gaming enthusiast based in the UK. He has a passion for writing apps, games, books, and blog articles. He is the founder of Game Code School.

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