• Title: The Android Game Developer's Handbook: Discover an all in one handbook to developing immersive and cross-platform Android games
• Author(s) Avisekhar Roy
• Publisher: Packt Publishing (September 19, 2016)
• Paperback: 386 pages
• eBook: PDF
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1785885863
• ISBN-13: 978-1785885860
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Book Description

This book is ideal for any game developer, with prior knowledge of developing games in Android. A good understanding of game development and a basic knowledge on Android platform application development and JAVA/C++ will be appreciated.

You will begin with the guidelines and rules of game development on the Android platform followed by a brief description about the current variants of Android devices available. Next you will walk through the various tools available to develop any Android games and learn how to choose the most appropriate tools for a specific purpose.

You will then learn JAVA game coding standard and style upon the Android SDK. Later, you would focus on creation, maintenance of Game Loop using Android SDK, common mistakes in game development and the solutions to avoid them to improve performance.

• Practical tips and tricks to develop powerful Android games
• Learn to successfully implement microtransactions and monitor the performance of your game once it's out live.
• Integrate Google's DIY VR tool and Google Cardboard into your games to join in on the VR revolution

• Avisekhar Roy is a B.Tech engineer in computer science. He has had a passion for coding since his school days. However, he had no plans to become a game programmer. His fate landed him in the gaming industry in 2010. Since then, he fell in love with game development.

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• Android Development and Programming
• Computer and Video Game Programming
• Advanced Java
• C++ Programming
• Mobile Devices Development and Programming

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