Beginning Java 8 Games DevelopmentBeginning Java 8 Games Development

2014-12-04 Wallace Jackson

In this book, you'll employ open source software as tools to help you quickly and efficiently build your Java game applications.

Author: Wallace Jackson

Publisher: Apress

ISBN: 9781484204153

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Beginning Java 8 Games Development, written by Java expert and author Wallace Jackson, teaches you the fundamentals of building a highly illustrative game using the Java 8 programming language. In this book, you'll employ open source software as tools to help you quickly and efficiently build your Java game applications. You'll learn how to utilize vector and bit-wise graphics; create sprites and sprite animations; handle events; process inputs; create and insert multimedia and audio files; and more. Furthermore, you'll learn about JavaFX 8, now integrated into Java 8 and which gives you additional APIs that will make your game application more fun and dynamic as well as give it a smaller foot-print; so, your game application can run on your PC, mobile and embedded devices. After reading and using this tutorial, you'll come away with a cool Java-based 2D game application template that you can re-use and apply to your own game making ambitions or for fun.

Pro Java 9 Games DevelopmentPro Java 9 Games Development

2017-11-14 Wallace Jackson

Since JavaFX has the PRISM game engine as well as 3D (using OpenGL ES or Embedded Systems) support, we will be focusing primarily on i3D for this book since I covered i2D in Beginning Java 8 Games Development (Apress, 2014).

Author: Wallace Jackson

Publisher: Apress

ISBN: 9781484209738

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Use Java 9 and JavaFX 9 to write 3D games for the latest consumer electronics devices. Written by open source gaming expert Wallace Jackson, this book uses Java 9 and NetBeans 9 to add leading-edge features, such as 3D, textures, animation, digital audio, and digital image compositing to your games. Along the way you’ll learn about game design, including game design concepts, genres, engines, and UI design techniques. To completely master Java 3D game creation, you will combine this knowledge with a number of JavaFX 9 topics, such as scene graph hierarchy; 3D scene configuration; 3D model design and primitives; model shader creation; and 3D game animation creation. With these skills you will be able to take your 3D Java games to the next level. The final section of Pro Java 9 Games Development puts the final polish on your abilities. You’ll see how to add AI logic for random content selection methods; harness a professional scoring engine; and player-proof your event handling. After reading Pro Java 9 Games Development, you will come away with enough 3D expertise to design, develop, and build your own professional Java 9 games, using JavaFX 9 and the latest new media assets. What You’ll Learn Design and build professional 3D Java 9 games, using NetBeans 9, Java 9, and JavaFX 9 Integrate new media assets, such as digital imagery and digital audio Integrate the new JavaFX 9 multimedia engine API Create an interactive 3D board game, modeled, textured, and animated using JavaFX Optimize game assets for distribution, and learn how to use the Java 9 module system Who This Book Is For Experienced Java developers who may have some prior game development experience. This book can be for experienced game developers new to Java programming.

Beginning Java Game Development with LibGDXBeginning Java Game Development with LibGDX

2015-12-29 LEE STEMKOSKI

setPosition( MathUtils.random(800), MathUtils.random(600) ); explosion.start(); mainStage. ... In many of the previous games developed in this book, one challenging aspect has been the placement of objects; you often had to figure out ...

Author: LEE STEMKOSKI

Publisher: Apress

ISBN: 9781484215005

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Design and create video games using Java, with the LibGDX software library. By reading Beginning Java Game Development with LibGDX, you will learn how to design video game programs and how to build them in Java. You will be able to create your own 2D games, using various hardware for input (keyboard/mouse, gamepad controllers, or touchscreen), and create executable versions of your games. The LibGDX library facilitates the game development process by providing pre-built functionality for common tasks. It is a free, open source library that includes full cross-platform compatibility, so programs written using this library can be compiled to run on desktop computers (Windows/MacOS), web browsers, and smartphones/tablets (both Android and iOS). Beginning Java Game Development with LibGDX teaches by example with many game case study projects that you will build throughout the book. This ensures that you will see all of the APIs that are encountered in the book in action and learn to incorporate them into your own projects. The book also focuses on teaching core Java programming concepts and applying them to game development. What You Will Learn How to use the LibGDX framework to create a host of 2D arcade game case studies How to compile your game to run on multiple platforms, such as iOS, Android, Windows, and MacOS How to incorporate different control schemes, such as touchscreen, gamepad, and keyboard Who This Book Is ForReaders should have an introductory level knowledge of basic Java programming. In particular, you should be familiar with: variables, conditional statements, loops, and be able to write methods and classes to accomplish simple tasks. This background is equivalent to having taken a first-semester college course in Java programming.

Pro Android WearablesPro Android Wearables

2015-07-07 Wallace Jackson

I wrote Beginning Java 8 Games Development (Apress 2014) that covers this topic if you happen to be interested. The Android SDK, which once it is preintegrated with IntelliJ using the Android Studio 1.x Bundle, is used to develop ...

Author: Wallace Jackson

Publisher: Apress

ISBN: 9781430265511

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Pro Android Wearables details how to design and build Android Wear apps for new and unique Android wearable device types, such as Google Android smartwatches, which use the new WatchFaces API, as well as health-monitoring features and other cool features such as altimeters and compasses. It's time to take your Android 5 Wear application development skills and experience to the next level and get exposure to a whole new world of hardware. As smartwatches continue to grab major IoT headlines, there is a growing interest in building Android apps that run on these wearables, which are now being offered by dozens of major manufacturers. This means more revenue earning opportunity for today's indie app developers. Additionally, this book provides new media design concepts which relate to using media assets, as well as how to optimize Wear applications for low-power, single-core, dual-core or quad-core CPUs, and how to use the IntelliJ Android Studio IDE, and the Android device emulators for popular new wearable devices.

Android Apps for Absolute BeginnersAndroid Apps for Absolute Beginners

2014-08-28 Wallace Jackson

Note The JRE is the executable (platform) that runs your Java software once it has been compiled into an application, and thus a JRE will be ... These will be covered in my upcoming Beginner Java 8 Games Development title from Apress.

Author: Wallace Jackson

Publisher: Apress

ISBN: 9781484200193

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Anybody can start building multimedia apps for the Android platform, and this book will show you how! Now updated to include both Android 4.4 and the new Android L, Android Apps for Absolute Beginners, Third Edition takes you through the process of getting your first Android apps up and running using plain English and practical examples. If you have a great idea for an Android app, but have never programmed before, then this book is for you. This book cuts through the fog of jargon and mystery that surrounds Android apps development, and gives you simple, step-by-step instructions to get you started. Teaches Android application development in language anyone can understand, giving you the best possible start in Android development Provides simple, step-by-step examples that make learning easy, allowing you to pick up the concepts without fuss Offers clear code descriptions and layout so that you can get your apps running as soon as possible This book covers both Android 4.4 (KitKat) and Android L, but is also backwards compatible to cover the previous Android releases since Android 1.5.

Digital Image Compositing FundamentalsDigital Image Compositing Fundamentals

2015-10-12 Wallace Jackson

... image compositing software, I have several titles that cover this, including Beginning Java 8 Games Development (2014), Pro Android Graphics (2013), and Pro Java Games Development (2016), all of which are published by Apress.

Author: Wallace Jackson

Publisher: Apress

ISBN: 9781484240601

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Digital Image Compositing Fundamentals is an introductory title covering concepts central to digital imagery and digital image compositing using software packages such as Adobe Photoshop or the open source GIMP software, which is used for this book because it is free for commercial use. This book builds on the fundamental concepts of pixels, color depth and layers, and gets more advanced as chapters progress, covering pixel transparency using the alpha channel, pixel blending using Porter-Duff blending and transfer modes, and digital image file formats and key factors regarding a data footprint optimization work process. What You'll Learn: What are the most common memes in digital imaging What comprises a digital image compositing pipeline What are the concepts behind digital imaging How to install and use GIMP 2.8 or 2.9 What are and how to use the concepts behind color depth and image optimization Audience: This book is for those new to image compositing, editing. Ideal for web developers, game developers who need to learn these kinds of fundamentals quickly and effectively.

Digital Audio Editing FundamentalsDigital Audio Editing Fundamentals

2015-12-16 Wallace Jackson

myMediaPlayer.prepare(); // Prepare Audio Asset (buffer from server) myMediaPlayer. start(); // Start Playback ... If you want to learn Java, check out the Beginning Java 8 Games Development (Apress, 2015); it covers Java programming in ...

Author: Wallace Jackson

Publisher: Apress

ISBN: 9781484216484

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This concise book builds upon the foundational concepts of MIDI, synthesis, and sampled waveforms. It also covers key factors regarding the data footprint optimization work process, streaming versus captive digital audio new media assets, digital audio programming and publishing platforms, and why data footprint optimization is important for modern day new media content development and distribution. Digital Audio Editing Fundamentals is a new media mini-book covering concepts central to digital audio editing using the Audacity open source software package which also apply to all of the professional audio editing packages. The book gets more advanced as chapters progress, and covers key concepts for new media producers such as how to maximize audio quality and which digital audio new media formats are best for use with Kindle, Android Studio, Java, JavaFX, iOS, Blackberry, Tizen, Firefox OS, Chrome OS, Opera OS, Ubuntu Touch and HTML5. You will learn: Industry terminology involved in digital audio editing, synthesis, sampling, analysis and processing The work process which comprises a fundamental digital audio editing, analysis, and effects pipeline The foundational audio waveform sampling concepts that are behind modern digital audio publishing How to install, and utilize, the professional, open source Audacity digital audio editing software Concepts behind digital audio sample resolution and sampling frequency and how to select settings How to select the best digital audio data codec and format for your digital audio content application How to go about data footprint optimization, to ascertain which audio formats give the best results Using digital audio assets in computer programming languages and content publishing platforms

Android Studio New Media FundamentalsAndroid Studio New Media Fundamentals

2015-11-27 Wallace Jackson

As you can see in Table 8-1, SVG data commands provide a great deal of flexibility for defining custom curves in your ... I cover a workflow to do this using JavaFX's SVGPath class in Beginning Java 8 Games Development (Apress, 2015).

Author: Wallace Jackson

Publisher: Apress

ISBN: 9781484298671

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This book is a brief primer covering concepts central to digital imagery, digital audio and digital illustration using open source software packages such as GIMP, Audacity and Inkscape. These are used for this book because they are free for commercial use. The book builds on the foundational concepts of raster, vector and waves (audio), and gets more advanced as chapters progress, covering what new media assets are best for use with Android Studio as well as key factors regarding the data footprint optimization work process and why it is important. What You Will Learn• What are the primary genres of new media content production• What new media assets Android Studio supports• What are the concepts behind new media content production• How to Install and use GIMP, Inkscape, and Audacity software• How to integrate that software with Android Studio, fast becoming the most popular IDE for Android apps design and development Audience Primary audience includes Android developers, especially game designers/developers and others who need access to multimedia elements. Secondary: multimedia producers, RIA developers, game designers, UI designers, and teachers.

Digital Illustration FundamentalsDigital Illustration Fundamentals

2015-12-23 Wallace Jackson

... uses of vector data relating to boundaries rather than visual 2D rendered digital illustration artwork. If you're interested, I cover a workflow to do this using JavaFX's SVGPath class in Beginning Java 8 Games Development ...

Author: Wallace Jackson

Publisher: Apress

ISBN: 9781484216972

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This fun, concise, full color book introduces the fundamentals of digital illustration, and covers how to develop and optimize these types of scalable vector graphics (SVG) using Inkscape 0.91 or later. It also covers concepts central to digital painting using the Corel Painter 2016 professional digital painting and illustration paid software package, which also has a free trial version, and a discount for purchasers of this book. The book builds upon the foundational concepts of vector graphics and the SVG format, and gets more advanced as chapters progress, covering what vector new media formats, and SVG commands and SVG filters, are best for use with Android Studio, Java 8, JavaFX, iOS, Kindle Fire and HTML5. The book covers key factors regarding the data footprint optimization work process, and why data footprint optimization is important, and covers programming languages used for digital illustration, and publishing platforms which support digital illustration, and how to assimilate these into your digital illustration and digital painting content production pipelines and workflow. You will learn: The terminology of vector imaging and digital illustration What comprises a digital illustration 2D modeling and rendering pipeline Concepts and principles behind digital illustration content production How to install and utilize 64-bit Inkscape 0.91 for Windows, Mac OSX and Linux Concepts behind spline curves, strokes, fills, patterns and rendering Digital illustration data formats and data footprint optimization Audience Primary: Artists, Illustrators, Website Developers, Flash Developers, User Interface Designers, Digital Signage Content Developers, e-Learning Content Creators, eBook Authors. Secondary: Android Developers, iOS Developers, Multimedia Producers, Rich Internet Application (RIA) Programmers, Game Designers, Teachers, Educators. div

Beginning Android 4 Games DevelopmentBeginning Android 4 Games Development

2012-01-25 Mario Zechner

The blue grid in Figure 8–16 represents cells with which you can partition your world. ... Let's start with the static case, or base case, in Listing 8–7. Listing 8–7. GameObject.java, a Static Game Object with a Position and Bounds ...

Author: Mario Zechner

Publisher: Apress

ISBN: 9781430239888

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Beginning Android 4 Games Development offers everything you need to join the ranks of successful Android game developers. You'll start with game design fundamentals and programming basics, and then progress toward creating your own basic game engine and playable game that works on Android 4.0 and earlier devices. This will give you everything you need to branch out and write your own Android games. The potential user base and the wide array of available high-performance devices makes Android an attractive target for aspiring game developers. Do you have an awesome idea for the next break-through mobile gaming title? Beginning Android 4 Games Development will help you kick-start your project. The book will guide you through the process of making several example games for the Android platform, and involves a wide range of topics: The fundamentals of Android game development targeting Android 1.5-4.0+ devices The Android platform basics to apply those fundamentals in the context of making a game The design of 2D and 3D games and their successful implementation on the Android platform