- 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
It is a known fact that VR games are taking over the gaming market. Android is growing day by day. The latest release of Android N has a new dimension of VR support. This clearly shows that Android has an immense potential for VR games. Google is potentially working on a future VR-specific platform.
There are more devices coming to market that are VR compatible. So, there is a bright future for VR games on the Android platform.
Google Daydream is the next generation VR development platform. It is said to be the successor to Google Cardboard. The latest Android N will include support for Google Daydream, and it has been decided that the handsets will be announced as "Daydream-ready phones".
Google Daydream and Android N will take VR gaming on Android to new heights in the digital gaming world. The experience and the quality of the game is going to be better, smoother, and more realistic.
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