Learn Java Creating Android Games Using the LibGDX library

Learn Java Creating Android Games Using the LibGDX library, available at $64.99, has an average rating of 3.85, with 302 lectures, 1 quizzes, based on 512 reviews, and has 3738 subscribers.

You will learn about Create their own games for Android Understand LibGDX and how to use it for games development Understand and use Entity Component Systems Understand Entity Component Systems and work with Ashley LibGDX extension Understand how to create reusable components for future game development Understand basics of data oriented design Understand what are Entities, Components, Systems in game development Understand different techniques of game development and find what technique is best for your next game Understand how to create professional User Interfaces using Scene2D API Understand asset loading and master asset management Understand how to create useful utilities which help to debug your game Understand how to write clean and maintainable code Understand how to use particle effects Understand how to deal with common exceptions and errors Understand how to check collision between game objects and react on collision Understand how to work with frame buffer objects Understand how to clean up and refactor code This course is ideal for individuals who are Anyone wanting to learn how to write games for Android It is particularly useful for Anyone wanting to learn how to write games for Android.

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Summary

Title: Learn Java Creating Android Games Using the LibGDX library

Price: $64.99

Average Rating: 3.85

Number of Lectures: 302

Number of Quizzes: 1

Number of Published Lectures: 302

Number of Published Quizzes: 1

Number of Curriculum Items: 303

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 303

Original Price: $69.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Create their own games for Android

Understand LibGDX and how to use it for games development

Understand and use Entity Component Systems

Understand Entity Component Systems and work with Ashley LibGDX extension

Understand how to create reusable components for future game development

Understand basics of data oriented design

Understand what are Entities, Components, Systems in game development

Understand different techniques of game development and find what technique is best for your next game

Understand how to create professional User Interfaces using Scene2D API

Understand asset loading and master asset management

Understand how to create useful utilities which help to debug your game

Understand how to write clean and maintainable code

Understand how to use particle effects

Understand how to deal with common exceptions and errors

Understand how to check collision between game objects and react on collision

Understand how to work with frame buffer objects

Understand how to clean up and refactor code

Who Should Attend

Anyone wanting to learn how to write games for Android

Target Audiences

Anyone wanting to learn how to write games for Android

Games developers are in huge demand, with many new and exciting opportunities becoming available to programmers who understand the technology.

Are you looking to become a games programmer, but don’t know where to start?

Maybe you are looking for a really comprehensive course on games development, but cannot decide which course to take.

Maybe you have some skills with LibGDX or another games framework, but want to create Android games.?

Whatever the reason, this course will teach you how to become a master games programming, using LIBGDX.

Keep in mind that LIBGDX is cross platform, meaning that you can then move games to other platforms

No previous experience is necessary. ?Goran Lochert, your course instructor is an expert games developer, who has worked on many games in many frameworks. ?He is also an official Oracle?Java certified developer,?and an official contributor to LIBGDX, the games framework used in this course to create games. ?

His skills and experiences with LibGDX are second to none.

As a result, you are learning from one of, if not the most experienced Java games developer on Udemy, meaning you can be assured that not only will you learn how to create your own games by following along in this course, but you will also learn the right way to create your game code.

The lack of proper programming techniques is one of the main reasons why games do not perform well, or end up really hard to maintain and update. ?In addition, learning the wrong way to design and create programming code, can actually harm your career, because employers expect games programmer to write professional code, following accepted industry standards. ?You will learn how to do that in this course.

Included, is well over fifty hours and hundreds of videos, making this one of the most comprehensive courses of it’s type.

Nothing is glossed over. ?Goran goes into detail with each and every aspect of games development through the course, so that you actually understand how things work, and can then apply this to your own games projects.

?Although the emphasis is on Android ?in this course, because the course uses LibGDX, which is cross-platform, your games can be?deployed to many platforms?(PC for one). ?

Learning how to become a games developer, and how to code the right way, can be difficult.??By the end of this course, you will be able to create your own games, and know how to structure and code your games, the way professional programmers do.

If you are ready to join the games industry as a games programmer, then it’s time to get busy learning!

Click the button to sign up for the course and get started today.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Course Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Install Java Developer Kit and Android Studio

Chapter 2: Java/Design Patterns Introduction

Lecture 1: First Java Application

Lecture 2: Variables And Constants

Lecture 3: Using Operators

Lecture 4: If Else Statement

Lecture 5: While And Do While Loop

Lecture 6: Arrays

Lecture 7: For And Foreach Loop

Lecture 8: Loop Challenge

Lecture 9: Break And Continue Statements

Lecture 10: Using Strings

Lecture 11: String Challenge

Lecture 12: Understanding Null Reference

Lecture 13: Understanding Methods

Lecture 14: Method Overloading

Lecture 15: Overloading Challenge

Lecture 16: Class Constructors

Lecture 17: Getters And Setters

Lecture 18: Encapsulation

Lecture 19: Encapsulation Challenge

Lecture 20: Static Methods

Lecture 21: Static Methods Challenge

Lecture 22: Inheritance

Lecture 23: Method Overriding

Lecture 24: Polymorphism

Lecture 25: Polymorphism Challenge

Lecture 26: Abstract Classes And Interfaces

Lecture 27: Interface Challenge

Lecture 28: Enums

Lecture 29: Code Refactoring

Lecture 30: Understanding List

Lecture 31: Understanding Stack

Lecture 32: Understanding Map

Lecture 33: Composition

Lecture 34: Composition Challenge

Lecture 35: Component Pattern

Lecture 36: Component Pattern Challenge

Chapter 3: Libgdx Introduction / Gdx Sampler Project

Lecture 1: Create Your First Project

Lecture 2: Gdx Sampler Preview

Lecture 3: Understanding application lifecycle

Lecture 4: Understanding Gdx Modules

Lecture 5: Understanding Input Handling : Polling

Lecture 6: Understanding Input Handling : Event Listening

Lecture 7: Input Handling: Summary

Lecture 8: Android Studio tips and tricks

Lecture 9: Introduction to Java Reflection API

Lecture 10: Refactor, DRY and WET code

Lecture 11: Embed LibGDX Window into a Java Desktop Application (Swing)

Lecture 12: Adding Control Panel

Lecture 13: Finishing Sampler

Lecture 14: Understanding Orthographic Cameras

Lecture 15: Understanding Viewports Part 1

Lecture 16: Understanding Viewports Part 2

Lecture 17: Understanding SpriteBatch

Lecture 18: Summary

Chapter 4: Obstacle Avoid Game

Lecture 1: Obstacle Avoid Game Preview

Lecture 2: Creating Obstacle Avoid project

Lecture 3: Intro to ShapeRenderer

Lecture 4: Drawing Shapes with ShapeRenderer

Lecture 5: ViewportUtils class

Lecture 6: Player Class

Lecture 7: Moving Player

Lecture 8: Creating Camera Controller – Move

Lecture 9: Camera Controller Zoom And Reset

Lecture 10: Creating DebugCameraConfig Class Part 1

Lecture 11: Creating DebugCameraConfig Class Part 2

Lecture 12: Using DebugCameraConfig Class

Lecture 13: CameraController Summary

Lecture 14: Blocking Player from leaving the world bounds

Lecture 15: Adding Obstacles

Lecture 16: Refactor Time – create GameObjectBase class

Lecture 17: Collision Detection

Lecture 18: Using Hiero Tool

Lecture 19: Understanding BitmapFont and GlyphLayout

Lecture 20: Adding Lives to HUD

Lecture 21: Adding score to HUD

Lecture 22: Trick to Improve displayed score

Lecture 23: Adding game over logic

Lecture 24: Adding Difficulty Levels

Lecture 25: Refactor Time – separate logic code from rendering code

Lecture 26: GameController Class

Lecture 27: Game Renderer Class

Lecture 28: Setup Controller and Renderer

Lecture 29: Fixing Viewports

Lecture 30: Removing off screen obstacles

Lecture 31: Fix obstacle spawn logic

Lecture 32: Understanding Pooling

Lecture 33: Using Pooling for Obstacles

Lecture 34: Adding and drawing our assets

Lecture 35: Fix bounds and texture positioning

Lecture 36: Fix player positioning

Lecture 37: Fix obstacle positioning

Lecture 38: Restart Logic

Lecture 39: Adding touch controls

Instructors

Tim Buchalkas Learn Programming Academy
Professional Programmers and Teachers – 2M students

Goran Lochert
Software Engineer | Unity Certified Expert Programmer

Rating Distribution

1 stars: 20 votes

2 stars: 15 votes

3 stars: 51 votes

4 stars: 134 votes

5 stars: 292 votes

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