Android 3.0 Animations: Beginner's Guide
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Android 3.0 Animations: Beginner's Guide
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Overview of this book
<p>An enjoyable, understandable, and eye-catching user interface is a key part of getting users to love your app. Users today expect a polished multimedia experience on their mobile device, and animation is a core part of that. The Android operating system is at the forefront of tablet and smartphone technology, and there is a plethora of opportunities for developing exciting applications with animation.</p>
<p>Android 3.0 Animations Beginner’s Guide will introduce each of the most popular animation techniques to you. Using step-by-step instructions, you will learn how to create interactive dynamic forms, moving graphics, and 3D motion.</p>
<p>You will be taken on a journey from simple stop motion animations and fades, through to moving input forms, then on to 3D motion and game graphics.</p>
<p>In this book, you will create standalone animated graphics, three-dimensional lifts, fades, and spins. You will become adept at moving and transforming form data to bring boring old input forms and displays to life. Learn how game programmers create fast animations on the fly, and also build live wallpapers to liven up your users’ home-screens!</p>
<p>If you are tired of writing lifeless interfaces and want to add some animated excitement, this is the book for you!</p>
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Android 3.0 Animations
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Free Chapter
Animation Techniques on Android
Frame Animations
Tweening and Using Animators
Animating Properties and Tweening Pages
Creating Classes for Tween Animation
Using 3D Visual Techniques
2D Graphics with Surfaces
Live Wallpapers
Practicing Good Practice and Style
Pop quiz - Answers
Customer Reviews