Android Game Programming & Development for Beginners

Android Game Programming & Development for Beginners, available at $19.99, has an average rating of 4.3, with 49 lectures, based on 98 reviews, and has 429 subscribers.

You will learn about Code in Java from scratch or refresh existing knowledge Build playable Android games including Breakout and Space Invaders Create an efficient game loop Create smoothly animated arcade style graphics Learn the basic framework for games Add cool sound FX All you need to know to move on to design & implement your own games This course is ideal for individuals who are Beginners to Java coding or Beginners to Android development or Beginners to game coding/development It is particularly useful for Beginners to Java coding or Beginners to Android development or Beginners to game coding/development.

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Summary

Title: Android Game Programming & Development for Beginners

Price: $19.99

Average Rating: 4.3

Number of Lectures: 49

Number of Published Lectures: 49

Number of Curriculum Items: 49

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 49

Original Price: $129.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Code in Java from scratch or refresh existing knowledge
Build playable Android games including Breakout and Space Invaders
Create an efficient game loop
Create smoothly animated arcade style graphics
Learn the basic framework for games
Add cool sound FX
All you need to know to move on to design & implement your own games

Who Should Attend

Beginners to Java coding
Beginners to Android development
Beginners to game coding/development

Target Audiences

Beginners to Java coding
Beginners to Android development
Beginners to game coding/development

This video course is all about offering you a fun introduction to the world of game programming, Android, and the Java language using two fun, fully-playable games. These games are a retro Breakout/Arkanoid type game and the all-time classic, Space Invaders.

We will start with the very basics of Java programming, including setting up the development environment, variables, loops, conditions, methods and Object Oriented Programming.
Next up we will tackle the Breakout game as well as introducing more advanced Java concepts like arrays, threads and interfaces. Finally (for now ;-)) we will take on the more complicated Space Invaders game
If you know Java but have never used Android Studio then the course introduces you the basics of Android development as well. If you already know Java and Android but just want to learn to make games then start at section 2 of the course

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Getting Started & Java Refresher

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Set up Android development environment

Lecture 3: Create an Android project and learn about comments

Lecture 4: Write some code to learn about variables

Lecture 5: Write some code to learn how to manipulate variables

Lecture 6: Learn about conditions to make decisions

Lecture 7: Learn about branching to control code

Lecture 8: Learn about loops to repeat code

Lecture 9: Learn about methods to structure code

Lecture 10: Learn about Object Oriented Programming

Chapter 2: Building a Breakout Arcade Game Clone

Lecture 1: Overview of the Breakout project

Lecture 2: Create the project in Android Studio

Lecture 3: Learn about the Android Activity class

Lecture 4: Create a new class for the game engine – BreakoutEngine

Lecture 5: Code the BreakoutActivity class

Lecture 6: Run the game (so far) on the Android emulator

Lecture 7: Learn about Threads for smooth gameplay

Lecture 8: Learn about Interfaces for using API code

Lecture 9: Implement a Thread & the class member variables

Lecture 10: Code the main game loop and helper methods

Lecture 11: Run the game to see the loop in action

Lecture 12: Code & explain the Bat class

Lecture 13: Declare, initialize, update & draw the bat

Lecture 14: Run the game to see the bat

Lecture 15: Code the onTouchListener method

Lecture 16: Run the game to see the player control the bat

Lecture 17: Code & explain the Ball class

Lecture 18: Declare, initialize, update & draw the ball

Lecture 19: Run the game to see the ball

Lecture 20: Code & explain the Brick class

Lecture 21: Learn about arrays for handling lots of objects

Lecture 22: Declare, initialize & draw an array of bricks

Lecture 23: Run the game to see the bricks

Lecture 24: Add the sound effect files to the project

Lecture 25: Code the player HUD and load the sound effects

Lecture 26: Run the game to see the HUD

Lecture 27: Code collision handling for the ball & bricks

Lecture 28: Code collision handling for the ball & bat

Lecture 29: Code the collision handling for the ball & screen edges

Chapter 3: Building a Space Invaders Arcade Game Clone

Lecture 1: Overview of the Space Invaders project

Lecture 2: Code the project outline and prepare the resources

Lecture 3: Code the game engine ready for the game objects

Lecture 4: Code the PlayerShip class and run the game

Lecture 5: Code the Bullet class

Lecture 6: Code the player controls & run the game to shoot some bullets

Lecture 7: Code the Invader class part 1

Lecture 8: Code the Invader class part 2 & run the game

Lecture 9: Code the bomb shelters & run the game

Lecture 10: Collision detection & finishing the game

Instructors

John Horton
Game coding for beginners.

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5 stars: 44 votes

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