Learning LibGDX game development : wield the power of the LibGDX framework to create a cross-platform game /: wield the power of the LibGDX framework to create a cross-platform game. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Suryakumar Balakrishnan Nair, Andreas Oehlke.
• Authors: Nair, Suryakumar Balakrishnan; Oehlke, Andreas
• Contents: Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Authors; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction to LibGDX and Project Setup; Diving into LibGDX; Features of LibGDX 1.2.0; Graphics; Audio; Input handling; File I/O and storage; Math and physics; Utilities; Tools; Getting in touch with the community; Prerequisites to install and configure LibGDX; Java Development Kit; Eclipse -- Integrated Development Environment; Downloading LibGDX; Installing Android SDK; Running Eclipse and installing plugins; Creating a new application; Using the old setup tool. Using the Gradle-based setupgdx-setup versus gdx-setup-ui; Kicking your game to life; Key to success lies in planning; Game project -- Canyon Bunny; Description of the game; Summary; Chapter 2: Cross-platform Development -- Build Once, Deploy Anywhere; The demo application -- how the projects work together; LibGDX backends; Lightweight Java Game Library; Android; WebGL; RoboVM (iOS backend); LibGDX core modules; The application module; Logging; Shutting down gracefully; Persisting data; Querying the Android API level; Querying the platform type; Querying the memory usage; Multithreading. The graphics moduleQuerying delta time; Querying display size; Querying the frames per second (FPS) counter; The audio module; Sound playback; Music streaming; The input module; Reading the keyboard/touch/mouse input; Reading the accelerometer; Starting and canceling vibrator; Catching Android's soft keys; The files module; Getting an internal file handle; Getting an external file handle; The network module; HTTP requests; Client/server sockets; Opening a URI in a web browser; LibGDX's application life cycle and interface; Starter classes; Running the demo application on a desktop. Running the demo application on AndroidRunning the demo application in a WebGL-capable web browser; Running the demo application on a iOS device; The demo application -- time for code; Inspecting an example code of the demo application; The create() method; The render() method; The dispose() method; Having fun with the debugger and code hot swapping; Summary; Chapter 3: Configuring the Game; Setting up the Canyon Bunny project; Using a class diagram for Canyon Bunny; Laying foundations; Implementing the Constants class; Implementing the CanyonBunnyMain class. Implementing the WorldController classImplementing the WorldRenderer class; Putting it all together; Building the game loop; Adding the test sprites; Adding the game world's debug controls; Adding the CameraHelper class; Adding the camera debug controls using CameraHelper; Summary; Chapter 4: Gathering Resources; Setting up a custom Android application icon; Setting a custom iOS application icon; Creating the texture atlases; Loading and tracking assets; Organizing the assets; Testing the assets; Handling level data; Summary; Chapter 5: Making a Scene; Creating game objects; The rock object.
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Birmingham, England : Packt Publishing
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (478 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 794.81536; COMPUTERS -- Programming Languages -- Java; Computer games -- Design; Computer games -- Design; COMPUTERS -- Intelligence (AI) & Semantics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781783554782; 1783554789
• Related ISBNs: 9781783554775; 1783554770
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 16, 2015).
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