For C++ developers, this is the book that can swiftly propel you into the potentially profitable world of Android games. The 70+ step-by-step recipes using Android NDK will give you the wide-ranging knowledge you need. Overview <ul>
<li>Tips and tricks for developing and debugging mobile games on your desktop</li> <li>Enhance your applications by writing multithreaded code for audio playback, network access, and asynchronous resource loading</li> <li>Enhance your game development skills by using modern OpenGL ES and develop applications without using an IDE</li> <li>Features two ready-to-run Android games</li> </ul>
In Detail Android NDK is used for multimedia applications which require direct access to a system's resources. Android NDK is also the key for portability, which in turn provides a reasonably comfortable development and debugging process using familiar tools such as GCC and Clang toolchains. If your wish to build Android games using this amazing framework, then this book is a must-have. This book provides you with a number of clear step-by-step recipes which will help you to start developing mobile games with Android NDK and boost your productivity debugging them on your computer. This book will also provide you with new ways of working as well as some useful tips and tricks that will demonstrably increase your development speed and efficiency. This book will take you through a number of easy-to-follow recipes that will help you to take advantage of the Android NDK as well as some popular C++ libraries. It presents Android application development in C++ and shows you how to create a complete gaming application. You will learn how to write portable multithreaded C++ code, use HTTP networking, play audio files, use OpenGL ES, to render high-quality text, and how to recognize user gestures on multi-touch devices. If you want to leverage your C++ skills in mobile development and add performance to your Android applications, then this is the book for you. What you will learn from this book <ul>
<li>Port popular C++ libraries to Android</li> <li>Write portable multithreaded code</li> <li>Play audio with OpenAL</li> <li>Implement gesture recognition</li> <li>Render text with FreeType</li> <li>Use OpenGL ES to port and abstract APIs from the game code to develop games on a desktop PC</li> <li>Debug mobile applications on your desktop</li> <li>Access Flickr and Picasa web services from C++</li> <li>Extract resources from APK archives</li> <li>Develop Android applications without an IDE</li> </ul>
Approach A systematic guide consisting of over 70 recipes which focus on helping you build portable mobile games and aims to enhance your game development skills with clear instructions. Who this book is written for If you are a C++ developer who wants to jump into the world of Android game development and who wants to use the power of existing C++ libraries in your existing Android Java applications, then this book is for you. You need to have basic knowledge of C or C++ including pointer manipulation, multithreading, and object-oriented programming concepts as well as some experience developing applications without using an IDE.

Android Ndk Game Development Cookbook

Computers & Technology

Kosarevsky, Sergey

Viktor, Latypov

Programming

Packt Pub Ltd

Master the skills you need to develop portable, highly-functional Android applications using NDKAbout This Book<ul>
<li>Develop portable games using Android NDK and debug them on your desktop</li>
<li>Familiarise yourself with different popular C++ libraries on Android and use them in your games</li>
<li>Write multi-threaded code with graphics, sound, networking, and resource storage</li>
</ul>Who This Book Is ForIf you want to leverage your C++ skills in mobile development and increase the performance of your Android applications, then this is the book for you. Knowledge of C or C++ is assumed, including pointer manipulation, multi-threading, object-oriented programming concepts, and the basics of C++11. It would be an added advantage if you know how to develop applications without any IDE.What You Will LearnWhat You Will Learn<ul>
<li>Explore popular C++ libraries and use them on Android</li>
<li>Write portable, multithreaded native networking code</li>
<li>Create portable audio framework using OpenAL</li>
<li>Implement portable rendering framework using OpenGL ES 3</li>
<li>Debug mobile applications on your desktop machine</li>
<li>Access resources from APK archives</li>
<li>Render text with FreeType</li>
</ul>In DetailAndroid NDK is used for multimedia applications that require direct access to system resources. NDK is also the key for portability, which in turn allows a reasonably comfortable development and debugging process using familiar tools such as GCC and Clang toolchains.
This is a hands-on guide to extending your game development skills with Android NDK. The book takes you through many clear, step-by-step example applications to help you further explore the features of Android NDK and some popular C++ libraries and boost your productivity by debugging the development process.
Through the course of this book, you will learn how to write portable multi-threaded native code, use HTTP networking in C++, play audio files, use OpenGL ES 3, and render high-quality text. Each chapter aims to take you one step closer to building your application. By the end of this book, you will be able to create an engaging, complete gaming application.Style and approachThis book adopts a step-by-step approach and each chapter is based on the material from the previous ones. The book focuses on putting to your knowledge of C++ use while you develop Android applications of your own.

Mastering Android Ndk

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