LibGDX Game Development Essentials

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Price$44.99 - $55.81
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AuthorJuwal Bose
PublisherPackt Publishing
Published2014
Pages216
LanguageEnglish
FormatPaper book / ebook (PDF)
ISBN-101784399299
ISBN-139781784399290
EBook Hardcover Paperback

This book focuses on teaching LibGDX and its incredible features with a balanced mix of theory and practice. As you proceed through the book, you will create a 2D game in parallel and work on active coding as well. The source code of the game and all the experiments that are done in the book are also provided to get you started quickly and easily.

The game you will develop is a simple one, aimed at helping beginners learn the basics from start to finish. You will develop the complete game and as a next step you will integrate the Box2D physics engine by replacing the existing code. The book teaches you how to create GUI elements using Scene2D and helps you with everything that is involved, from the creation to the publishing of a game. In later chapters, you will learn about 3D in LibGDX and 3D physics using Bullet. The final chapter details the process involved in publishing the game to Google Play, Apple App Store, PC, and the Web.The book covers all the relevant topics of LibGDX game development but makes sure that even a beginner can easily follow the development with the help of sample code and illustrations.




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