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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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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

Importance of memory optimization


No matter how the game is, how good it looks, or how well it is designed, if the game does not run on the target platform, then it cannot be successful. We already know that Android has various sets of hardware configurations.

The main variations of hardware are specific to the processor and memory. In the case of processors, it depends on their speed and quality. In case of memory or RAM, it is only the volume.

Even today, RAM can vary from 512 MB to 4 GB in Android devices. Memory optimization should always have a minimum target of RAM as per design. So, memory optimization is immensely important in order to run a game on the minimum available RAM.

Sometimes, the developer fits the peak usage within the target limit of memory. However, they perform on a testing device, which does not project a real-time scenario most of the time. There is always an error margin. So, it is not always true that if the game runs on a certain limit of RAM, it will always be provided...

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