- The Android Game Developer's Handbook
- Table of Contents
- The Android Game Developer's Handbook
- Credits
- About the Author
- About the Reviewer
- www.PacktPub.com
- Preface
- 1. Android Game Development
- 2. Introduction to Different Android Platforms
- Exploring Android mobiles
- Exploring Android tablets
- Exploring Android televisions and STBs
- Exploring Android consoles
- Exploring Android watches
- Development insights on Android mobiles
- Development insights on Android tablets
- Development insights on Android TV and STBs
- Development insights on Android consoles
- Development insights on Android watches
- Platform-specific specialties
- Summary
- 3. Different Android Development Tools
- 4. Android Development Style and Standards in the Industry
- 5. Understanding the Game Loop and Frame Rate
- 6. Improving Performance of 2D/3D Games
- 2D game development constraints
- 3D game development constraints
- The rendering pipeline in Android
- Optimizing 2D assets
- Optimizing 3D assets
- Common game development mistakes
- 2D/3D performance comparison
- Summary
- 7. Working with Shaders
- 8. Performance and Memory Optimization
- Fields of optimization in Android games
- Resource optimization
- Design optimization
- Memory optimization
- Don't create unnecessary objects during runtime
- Use primitive data types as far as possible
- Don't use unmanaged static objects
- Don't create unnecessary classes or interfaces
- Use the minimum possible abstraction
- Keep a check on services
- Optimize bitmaps
- Release unnecessary memory blocks
- Use external tools such as zipalign and ProGuard
- Performance optimization
- Relationship between performance and memory management
- Memory management in Android
- Processing segments in Android
- Different memory segments
- Importance of memory optimization
- Optimizing overall performance
- Increasing the frame rate
- Importance of performance optimization
- Common optimization mistakes
- Best optimization practices
- Summary
- Fields of optimization in Android games
- 9. Testing Code and Debugging
- 10. Scope for Android in VR Games
- Understanding VR
- VR in Android games
- Future of Android in VR
- Game development for VR devices
- Introduction to the Cardboard SDK
- Basic guide to develop games with the Cardboard SDK
- VR game development through Google VR
- Android VR development best practices
- Challenges with the Android VR game market
- Expanded VR gaming concepts and development
- Summary
- 11. Android Game Development Using C++ and OpenGL
- 12. Polishing Android Games
- 13. Third-Party Integration, Monetization, and Services
- Google Play Services
- Multiplayer implementation
- Analytic tools
- Android in-app purchase integration
- Android in-game advertisements
- Monetization techniques
- Planning game revenue
- User acquisition techniques
- User retention techniques
- Featuring Android games
- Publishing Android games
- Summary
- Index
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