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Author:   John Horton
Publisher:   Packt Publishing Limited
Imprint:   Packt Publishing Limited
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
ISBN:  

9781788839150

ISBN 10:   1788839153
Pages:   774
Publication Date:   29 August 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Java, Android & Games Java Basics & An Introduction to Object Oriented Programming - Starting the Sub Hunter Game Java Variables, Operators, Expressions and Android Debugging - Spawning a Sub to Hunt Making Decisions with Java If, Else & Switch - Getting the Player's Input The Android Canvas Class, Drawing to The Screen - Firing Depth Charges While, Do While, For Loops, Break & Continue - Enhancing Sub Hunter Game Java Methods - Finishing Sub Hunter Game Object Oriented Programming - Starting the Pong Game Interfaces, Threads & Exceptions - Coding the Pong Game Loop Coding a class for the player's bat & Handling Input Collisions, Sound FX and Supporting Different Android Versions - Finishing the Pong Game Handling LOTS of Objects with Arrays - Welcome to Bullet HELL Drawing with Bitmap Graphics - Coding the Player and Finishing the Game Java Collections, The Stack, the Heap & Garbage Collection - Starting the Snake Game Using Java Enumerations - Building the Snake Class Android Localization, Hola! - Building a Retro Game Loop Finishing the Snake Game More Advanced OOP using Inheritance, Polymorphism & the Entity Component Pattern - Starting the Scrolling Shooter Game Managing Sound Better & Pausing the Game Coding The player's ship and Scrolling Stars Persisting Data & Finishing the Game Using More Advanced OOP with Singleton Pattern & the AssetManager Class - Starting the Platformer Game Viewing Huge Worlds Through a Camera Improving Performance with Object Pools & Animating with Sprite Sheets - Adding Enemies and Bullets Handling Multiple Screens & Communicating Between Objects - Finishing the Platform Game What next

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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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