By Vladimir Silva
"Wolfenstein 3D"-like and "Doom"-like online game apps are the various classic Android video games offered within the unique variation of this e-book. for the reason that their free up, Android has improved with the debut of Android 4.0, including larger fonts, new consumer Interface and adventure (UI/UX) APIs, tablet issues, multi-touch services, multi-tasking, swifter functionality, and masses extra to the Android video game app development repertoire.
Multi-touch code offers those video games and their avid gamers dynamic enter and trade ability, for a extra lifelike arcade video game experience. Faster and higher functionality deals online game avid gamers a extra seamless, enjoyable arcade event like by no means earlier than on Android. there's additionally superior local C/C++ integration with Android's NDK besides, which makes coding, compiling, and changing both productive and effective with profits in app performance.
With actionable real-world source, Advanced Android 4 Games shows you ways to construct extra subtle and addictive Android video games, harnessing the ability of those fresh developments.
* insurance of the new UI, UX, multi-touch and multi-tasking good points to be had with Android 4.0.
* examine different suggestions for making improvements to the game taking part in event together with wireless tethering, higher multi-tasking, new and higher streaming net video utilizing WebM, and extra.
* by way of combining the dependent object-oriented beneficial properties of Java and the uncooked strength of C, there is not any restrict to the kinds of video games so that you can construct for the platform, corresponding to the "Quake 3D"-like game app case research during this book.
You’ll certainly celebrate, and maybe you’ll even make a few funds. take pleasure in!
<What you’ll learn> * Key complex Android gaming thoughts utilizing the hot Android SDK 4 to aid you earn more cash within the app shops
* easy methods to collect local code (C) in Android utilizing the NDK
* how one can upload and combine multi-touch
* How to use Bluetooth controllers (Zeemote)
* extra gaming methods and suggestions, corresponding to hybrid 3D pictures with OpenGL and JNI
* how you can port and increase a 2nd shooter online game app just like "Wolfenstein" for Android
* the right way to port and increase one other 2nd shooter "Doom"-like video game app for Android utilizing OpenGL
* the right way to construct a 3D shooter video game like "Quake"
* How and the place to top installation those online game apps
Who this ebook is for
This publication is for savvy Android app builders who're searching for specialist or complicated ideas for porting, augmenting and development 2nd and 3D online game apps which are advanced, enjoyable and profitable.
desk of Contents * Welcome to Android Gaming
* Gaming tips:
* extra Gaming methods: Hybrid 3D images with OpenGL and JNI
* effective pix with OpenGL ES 2.0
* second Shooters with OpenGL: Doom-like App for Android
* 3D Shooters half I: Quake-like App
* 3D Shooters half II: Quake II
* Appendix: Deployment and Compilation suggestions