Pro Android Games

Klappentext:

Android is Google s software platform answer to the iPhone and BlackBerry, and at the very least, has advantages in terms of multitasking, running apps in the background and others.
Google s partners in the Open Handset Alliance supporting Android -- provide the devices, with HTC G1 and G2 already available now and 18 more Google Phones set to debut later this year according to Google I/O Conference news.
Pro Android 2 Games is the first book on Android Games development, and one of the first on Android 2.0. This book is a detailed look at building classic and fun games from scratch or porting classic games from other platforms to Android.

Autorenporträt:

Vladimir Silva holds a master's degree in computer science from Middle Tennessee State University. He worked for four years for IBM as a research engineer where he acquired extensive experience in distributed and grid computing research. Vladimir is a highly technical, focus-based individual and team player. He belongs to two National Honor Societies and has published many computer science articles for IBM and is author of Grid Computing for Developers.

Inhaltsverzeichnis:

1: Foundations. 2: Compiling Native Code in Android. 3: Building a Java Game from Scratch. 4: Java Games Continued. 5: Native Games. 6: Native 3D Graphics with Hardware Rendering and OpenGL. 7: The Porting of Wolfenstein 3D to Android. 8: The Porting of Doom to Android. 9: Miscellaneous.

Themen:

• Android (Betriebssystem); Spezielle Anwendungsbereiche
• Computerspiele (Programmierung/Entwicklung)
• Handyspiele

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