Beginning Mobile Phone Game Programming - Brossura

Morrison, Michael

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0672326655 ISBN 13: 9780672326653

Casa editrice: Sams, 2004

Riassunto

Presents the art and science of mobile game development in fun, easy-to-understand terms using recognized game styles that help the reader build several fully functioning games, as well as a game engine to use in future development programs. Original. (Intermediate)

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L'autore

Michael Morrison is a writer, developer, toy inventor, and author of a variety of computer technology books and interactive web-based courses. In addition to his primary profession as a writer and freelance nerd for hire, Michael is the creative lead at Stalefish Labs, an entertainment company he cofounded with his wife, Masheed. The first commercial debut for Stalefish Labs is a traditional social/trivia game called Tall Tales: The Game of Legends and Creative One-Upmanship (http://www. talltalesgame.com/). When not glued to his computer, playing hockey, skateboarding, or watching movies with his wife, Michael enjoys hanging out by his koi pond. You can visit Michael on the web at http://www.michaelmorrison.com/.

Dalla quarta di copertina

Build several fully functional games as well as a game engine to use for programming cell phone and mobile games with Beginning Mobile Phone Game Programming! The included CD provides the tool, code and graphics necessary to complete all exercises covered in the chapters. Beginning Cell Phone Game Programming demystifies wireless game programming by providing clear, practical lessons using the J2ME Game API. You will learn how to use the most popular mobile programming language, Java, to build compact games that can run on any Java-enabled device, including mobile phones, pagers and handheld computers. You will also learn to add a splash screen, create a demo mode, keep track of high scores, and test, debug, and deploy your games.

Topics covered include:

• How to construct a game engine to drive mobile games.
• How to use Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) and the Java Game API to get the most performance out of your mobile games.
• How to implement sprite animation and control interactions among moving sprites.
• How to play sound effects and music in mobile games.
• How to take advantage of wireless networks to build mobile multiplayer games.
• How to design and develop a variety of different games spanning several video games genres.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Sams
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0672326655
• ISBN 13: 9780672326653
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 506