Creating Mobile Games, 1st ed.
Using Java ME Platform to Put the Fun into Your Mobile Device and Cell Phone

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Language: English

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415 p. · 19.1x22.9 cm · Paperback

Practical Java ME Game Projects with MIDP is or will likely be the first Java games book for the newly updated and now open source Java Micro Edition (ME). And it will be first and possibly only that covers all MIDP versions 1-3. Online updates and discussions are available through the author?s well-known blog site. From a basic game to professional game projects, this book has what you need to be a mobile Java game developer (and player).

  1. Getting Started
  2. Using MIDlets
  3. Using the MIDP 2 Games API
  4. Using Threads and Media
  5. Storing and Retrieving Data
  6. Using Network Communications
  7. Advanced Messaging and Data Access
  8. Securing Your Applications
  9. The Mobile 3D Graphics API
  10. Adding a Professional Look and Feel
Carol Hamer received her Ph.D. in number theory from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Since then, she has worked as a software engineer for 10 years in the U.S., France, and Switzerland, including three years working for In-Fusio Mobile Games. Carol has written three books on mobile game programming for Apress: J2ME Games with MIDP2, Creating Mobile Games, and Learn BlackBerry Games Development. She writes a blog called A Little Bitty Java (http://bittyjava.wordpress.com) with programming ideas, troubleshooting tips, and code samples.

First Java games book for the newly updated and now open source Java Micro Edition (ME)

First and only Java book to cover MIDP versions 1, 2, and the new 3

Clear, accessible writing and exposition with complete working examples

Online updates and discussion available (through my blog)