Learning Libgdx Game Development

• Author: Andreas Oehlke
• Language: English
• Published: September 23, 2013
• Page: 388
• Size:  7 MB
• Format: pdf

What You Will Learn

• about libGDX and prepare your system for multi-platform game development
• up your overall productivity with the awesome JVM Code Hot Swapping feature
• a project setup and test the base code required for game building
• Scene2D to create and organize complex menu structures
• the texture packer to automate the creation of texture atlases
• the default launcher icon with your own app icon
• and play audio files and add special effects to a game to improve its look and feel
• and use texture atlases for optimized sprite rendering

Table of Contents

1: Introduction to Libgdx and Project Setup
2: Cross-platform Development – Build Once, Deploy Anywhere
3: Configuring the Game
4: Gathering Resources
5: Making a Scene
6: Adding the Actors
7: Menus and Options
8: Special Effects
9: Screen Transitions
10: Managing Music and Sound Effects
11: Advanced Programming Techniques
12: Animations