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Learning LibGDX Game Development- Second Edition

Learning LibGDX Game Development- Second Edition

By : Suryakumar B Nair, Andreas Oehlke
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Learning LibGDX Game Development- Second Edition

Learning LibGDX Game Development- Second Edition

3.5 (11)
By: Suryakumar B Nair, Andreas Oehlke
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Overview of this book

This book is aimed at indie and existing game developers as well as those who want to get started with game development using LibGDX. Basic knowledge of Java programming and game development is required.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Conventions
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Reader feedback
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1. Introduction to LibGDX and Project Setup
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1. Introduction to LibGDX and Project Setup
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Diving into LibGDX
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Features of LibGDX 1.2.0
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Getting in touch with the community
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Prerequisites to install and configure LibGDX
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Creating a new application
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gdx-setup versus gdx-setup-ui
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Kicking your game to life
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Key to success lies in planning
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Game project – Canyon Bunny
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Summary
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2. Cross-platform Development – Build Once, Deploy Anywhere
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2. Cross-platform Development – Build Once, Deploy Anywhere
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The demo application – how the projects work together
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LibGDX backends
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LibGDX core modules
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LibGDX's application life cycle and interface
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Starter classes
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The demo application – time for code
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3. Configuring the Game
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3. Configuring the Game
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Setting up the Canyon Bunny project
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Using a class diagram for Canyon Bunny
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Laying foundations
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Putting it all together
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4. Gathering Resources
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4. Gathering Resources
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Setting up a custom Android application icon
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Setting up a custom iOS application icon
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Creating the texture atlases
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Loading and tracking assets
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Organizing the assets
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Testing the assets
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Handling level data
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5. Making a Scene
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5. Making a Scene
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Creating game objects
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Implementing the level loader
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Assembling the game world
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Implementing the game GUI
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6. Adding the Actors
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6. Adding the Actors
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Implementing the actor game objects
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Completing the level loader
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Adding the game logic
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7. Menus and Options
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7. Menus and Options
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Managing multiple screens
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Exploring Scene2D UI, TableLayout, and skins
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Using LibGDX's scene graph for the menu UI
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Building the scene for the menu screen
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Building the Options window
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8. Special Effects
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8. Special Effects
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Creating complex effects with particle systems
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Adding a dust particle effect to the player character
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Moving the clouds
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Smoothing with linear interpolation (Lerp)
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Adding parallax scrolling to the mountains in the background
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Enhancing the game screen's GUI
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9. Screen Transitions
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9. Screen Transitions
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Adding the screen transition capability
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10. Managing the Music and Sound Effects
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10. Managing the Music and Sound Effects
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Playing back the music and sound effects
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Accessing the audio device directly
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Using sound generators
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Adding music and sounds to Canyon Bunny
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11. Advanced Programming Techniques
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11. Advanced Programming Techniques
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Simulating physics with Box2D
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Working with shaders in LibGDX
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Adding alternative input controls
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12. Animations
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12. Animations
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Manipulating actors through actions
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Animating the menu screen
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Using sequences of images for animations
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Animating the game screen
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13. Basic 3D Programming
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13. Basic 3D Programming
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Light sources
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Environment and materials
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Basic 3D using LibGDX
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Loading a model
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3D frustum culling
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Ray picking
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14. Bullet Physics
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14. Bullet Physics
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About Bullet Physics
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A few basic concepts
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Learning Bullet with LibGDX
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Adding some rigid bodies
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Stepping the world
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Having fun with shadows
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Index
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Index

Summary

We learned a lot about LibGDX in this chapter and all the other bits and bobs to prepare your system for multi-platform game development, specifically on the following points:

  • We discussed every step in great detail to successfully download, install, and configure all the required software components: JDK, Eclipse, LibGDX, Android SDK, and additional Eclipse plugins for Android, HTML5/GWT, and RoboVM.
  • We learned how to use the project setup tool that comes with LibGDX to easily generate all the required Eclipse projects for a new application and how to import them. We also learned what a game needs to come alive.
  • We found out why planning game projects is so important.
  • We also saw how to plan a game project by writing an outline.

In Chapter 2, Cross-platform Development – Build Once, Deploy Anywhere, we will learn more about how to deploy and run a LibGDX application on all supported target platforms. Building on this knowledge, we will finally jump to the first code examples where the magic happens and take a closer look at it to find out how it works.

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