By Packt

• Set up an efficient, professional game development environment in Android Studio
• Explore object-oriented programming (OOP) and design scalable, reliable, and well-written Java games or apps on almost any Android device
• Build simple to advanced game engines for different types of game, with cool features such as sprite sheet character animation and scrolling parallax backgrounds
• Implement basic and advanced collision detection mechanics
• Process multitouch screen input effectively and efficiently
• Implement a flexible and advanced game engine that uses OpenGL ES 2 to ensure fast, smooth frame rates
• Use animations and particle systems to provide a rich experience
• Create beautiful, responsive, and reusable UIs by taking advantage of the Android SDK
• Integrate Google Play Services to provide achievements and leaderboards to the players

• The Android Game Developer's Handbook
• Android Native Development Kit Cookbook
• Android Game Programming by Example