Learning Java by Building Android Games : Learn Java and Android from scratch by building five exciting games, 3rd Edition /: Learn Java and Android from scratch by building five exciting games, 3rd Edition. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John Horton.
• Authors: Horton, John
• Contents: Table of ContentsJava, Android, and Game DevelopmentJava- First ContactVariables, Operators, and ExpressionsStructuring Code with Java MethodsThe Android Canvas Class - Drawing to the ScreenRepeating Blocks of Code with LoopsMaking Decisions with Java If, Else, and SwitchObject-Oriented ProgrammingThe Game Engine, Threads, and the Game LoopCoding the Bat and BallCollisions, Sound Effects, and Supporting Different Versions of AndroidHandling Lots of Data with ArraysBitmap Graphics and Measuring TimeJava Collections, the Stack, the Heap, and the Garbage CollectorAndroid Localization- Hola!Collections and EnumerationsManipulating Bitmaps and Coding the Snake ClassIntroduction to Design Patterns and Much More!Listening with the Observer Pattern, Multitouch, and Building a Particle SystemMore Patterns, a Scrolling Background, and Building the Player's ShipCompleting the Scrolling Shooter GameWhat Next?.
• Edition: Third edition
• Publisher Details: Birmingham : Packt Publishing
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource (686 pages)
• Subjects: Computers -- Programming -- Games; Computers -- Programming -- Object Oriented; Games development & programming; Object-oriented programming (OOP); Mobile & handheld device programming / Apps programming
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781800563124; 1800563124
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