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Mario Zechner白天是一名軟件研發工程師，到瞭晚上就變身為熱情高漲的遊戲開發者，以Badlogic Games的名義發布遊戲。他開發瞭基於Android平颱的遊戲Newton，和基於Windows、Linux和Mac OSX的遊戲Quantum以及其他眾多遊戲原型和小型遊戲。目前，他正緻力於一個名為libgdx的開源跨平颱遊戲開發解決方案。除瞭編寫代碼以外，他還積極撰寫關於遊戲開發的教程和文章，這些可以在網上特彆是他的博客(http://badlogicgames.com)上免費查看。

Robert Green是Oregon州Portland市的Battery Powered Games遊戲工作室的創辦人。他已經開發瞭9款Android遊戲，包括Deadly Chambers、Antigen、Wixel、Light Racer和Light Racer 3D。在全力開發和發布移動視頻遊戲以前，Robert分彆在Minneapolis和Chicago的軟件公司中工作過，其中包括IBM Interactive。Robert目前的精力主要放在跨平颱遊戲開發和高性能移動遊戲開發。Robert經常在自己的博客http://www.rbgrn.net中更新關於遊戲編程的知識。

Beginning Android 4 Games Development offers everything you need to join the ranks of successful Android game developers. You'll start with game design fundamentals and programming basics, and then progress toward creating your own basic game engine and playable game that works on Android 4.0 and earlier devices. This will give you everything you need to branch out and write your own Android games. The potential user base and the wide array of available high-performance devices makes Android an attractive target for aspiring game developers. Do you have an awesome idea for the next break-through mobile gaming title? Beginning Android 4 Games Development will help you kick-start your project. The book will guide you through the process of making several example games for the Android platform, and involves a wide range of topics: * The fundamentals of Android game development targeting Android 1.5-4.0 + devices * The Android platform basics to apply those fundamentals in the context of making a game * The design of 2D and 3D games and their successful implementation on the Android platform What you'll learn * How to set up and use the development tools for developing your first Android 4 or earlier version game app * The fundamentals of game programming in the context of the Android platform * How to use the Android's APIs for graphics, audio, and user input to reflect those fundamentals * How to develop two 2D games from scratch, based on the Canvas API and OpenGL ES * How to create a full-featured 3D game * How to publish your games, get crash reports, and support your users * How to complete your own playable 2D OpenGL games Who this book is for This book is for people with a basic knowledge of Java who want to write games on the Android platform. It also offers information for experienced game developers about the pitfalls and peculiarities of the platform. Table of Contents * Android, the New Kid on the Block * First Steps with the Android SDK * Game Development 101 * Android for Game Developers * An Android Game Development Framework * Mr. Nom Invades Android * OpenGL ES: A Gentle Introduction *2D Game Programming Tricks * Super Jumper: A 2D OpenGL ES Game * OpenGL ES: Going 3D *3D Programming Tricks * Droid Invaders: the Grand Finale * Advanced Techniques from Latest SDK * Publishing Your Game