Mastering Android Game Development: Master game development with the Android SDK to develop highly interactive and amazing games
About this ebook
- Understand the internals of a game engine and the reasoning behind each of the components
- Decide when to use each of the different ways of drawing on Android
- Handle user inputs, from virtual joysticks to gamepads
- Implement collision detection using different techniques and discover how to optimize it for complex games
- Use animations and particle systems to provide a rich experience
- Create beautiful, responsive, and reusable UIs by taking advantage of the Android SDK
- Integrate Google Play Services to provide achievements and leaderboards to the players
If you are an intermediate-level Android developer who wants to create highly interactive and amazing games with the Android SDK, then this book is for you.
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About the author
Raul Portales is a software engineer who has had a love for computers, electronics, and gadgets in general for as long as he remembers. He jumped into Android as soon as it was released. Raul has worked on social networks, education, healthcare, and even founded a gaming studio and a consultancy company. Specializing in mobile and UX, he speaks frequently at conferences and meetups. Raul's love for electronics reignited when Google announced Android Things. He started tinkering with it with the first Developer Preview, which lead to adding the IoT category on his Google Developer expert profile.
