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Learning AndEngine

By : Varga
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Learning AndEngine

By: Varga

Overview of this book

AndEngine is a very popular open source OpenGL (open graphics library) Android game engine, used to create mobile games quickly while maintaining the ability to fully customize them. This book will guide you through the whole development process of creating a mobile game for the Android platform using one of the most popular and easy-to-use game engines available today. Beginning with the very basics, you will learn how to install AndEngine, gather graphics, add sound and music assets, and design game rules. You will first design an example game and enhance it by adding various features over the course of the book. Each chapter adds more colors, enhances the game, and takes it to the next level. You will also learn how to work with Box2D, a popular 2D physics engine that forms an integral part of some of the most successful mobile games. By the end of the book, you will be able to create a complete, interactive, and fully featured mobile game for Android and publish it to Google Play.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)
12
Index

Conventions

In this book, you will find a number of styles of text that distinguish between different kinds of information. Here are some examples of these styles, and an explanation of their meaning.

Code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles are shown as follows: "The versionName value will be displayed in the store listing."

A block of code is set as follows:

@Override
public void populate() {
  ...
  engine.enableAccelerationSensor(activity, this);
}

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

if (player.isDead()) {
  endGameText.setVisible(true);
  if (score > activity.getHiScore()) {
    activity.setHiScore(score);
  }
}

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

adb install LearningAndEngine.apk

New terms and important words are shown in bold. Words that you see on the screen, in menus or dialog boxes for example, appear in the text like this: "The option is located in the main button bar and in the Window menu."

Note

Warnings or important notes appear in a box like this.

Tip

Tips and tricks appear like this.