Game Dev Kickstart- 2D Game Development Using LibGDX Java

Game Dev Kickstart: 2D Game Development Using LibGDX & Java, available at $79.99, has an average rating of 4.7, with 53 lectures, based on 28 reviews, and has 183 subscribers.

You will learn about Create stunning cross-platform 2D games with LibGDX and Java Learn best practices for using LibGDX Handle keyboard and touch input from the player Create a games with multi-screen functionality Create a fully functional game from the ground up Render and animate game characters Add sounds and music to a game This course is ideal for individuals who are Beginner game developers or Anyone who wants to master LibGDX for 2D game development or Anyone who wants to learn how to create a complete 2D game It is particularly useful for Beginner game developers or Anyone who wants to master LibGDX for 2D game development or Anyone who wants to learn how to create a complete 2D game.

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Summary

Title: Game Dev Kickstart: 2D Game Development Using LibGDX & Java

Price: $79.99

Average Rating: 4.7

Number of Lectures: 53

Number of Published Lectures: 53

Number of Curriculum Items: 53

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 53

Original Price: $54.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Create stunning cross-platform 2D games with LibGDX and Java

Learn best practices for using LibGDX

Handle keyboard and touch input from the player

Create a games with multi-screen functionality

Create a fully functional game from the ground up

Render and animate game characters

Add sounds and music to a game

Who Should Attend

Beginner game developers

Anyone who wants to master LibGDX for 2D game development

Anyone who wants to learn how to create a complete 2D game

Target Audiences

Beginner game developers

Anyone who wants to master LibGDX for 2D game development

Anyone who wants to learn how to create a complete 2D game

Do you want to learn how to create amazing video games for FREE with LibGDX?

I’m Brandon and I’m going to help you master LibGDX by creating a complete and fully functional cross-platform 2D video game.

LibGDX is a free and open-source game development framework. Game development frameworks are collections of libraries and tools that provide building blocks that developers can use to create their own games, and are more lightweight and flexible than game engines, like Unity 3D, Unreal Engine, and Godot.

LibGDX also provides cross-platform deployment, meaning that a game created with LibGDX can be run on multiple platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, and web browsers.

(NOTE: Please be aware that you will need to know some Java in order to get the most out of this course. Taking a short 2-3 hour Java course on YouTube should be more than enough.)

The Game Dev Kickstart course is very comprehensiveand is full of extremely valuable information for creating incredible 2D games using LibGDX. We’ll begin by installing the JDK (Java Development Kit) and the IntelliJ IDEA IDE, which we’ll be using to write the code for our game. After that, we’ll jump right into learning all about LibGDX by creating a complete 2D fighting game called Stick Figure Showdown. Among the dozens of topics we will be covering throughout the course, we’ll learn how to:

draw images to the screen and animate them

manage assets (images, audio, etc.) using an asset manager

work with cameras and viewports for full control over how our game appears on different screen resolutions

handle keyboard and touch input from the player

generate fonts using the Freetype extension

display a HUD (Heads-Up Display)

create and use texture atlases for enhanced performance

add text and clickable buttons to the screen

add sound and music to our game

add AI (Artificial Intelligence) for the opponent fighter

create and switch between various types of screens (main menu, settings, etc.)

use Scene2D for more efficient UI (User Interface) layout

allow the player to change and save various settings of the game (difficulty, fullscreen mode, etc.)

EXTRA: add Android functionality to our game!

You’ll also get access to all of the resources and code for the projects in this course!

So what are you waiting for? Join now and let’s start developing games today!

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Course Introduction

Chapter 2: The JDK & IntelliJ IDEA

Lecture 1: Install the JDK (Java Development Kit)

Lecture 2: Install IntelliJ IDEA

Lecture 3: Set a Java Home Environment Variable

Chapter 3: LibGDX

Lecture 1: What Is LibGDX?

Lecture 2: Setting Up LibGDX

Lecture 3: LibGDX Basics

Chapter 4: Stick Figure Showdown

Lecture 1: Create & Import the Project

Lecture 2: Import & Manage the Assets

Lecture 3: Create the Game Screen

Lecture 4: Window Size, Cameras & World Units

Lecture 5: Viewports

Lecture 6: Create the Fighter Class

Lecture 7: Draw & Animate the Fighters

Lecture 8: Update the Fighters Facing

Lecture 9: Handle Keyboard Input

Lecture 10: Define the Ring Bounds

Lecture 11: Attacking & Blocking

Lecture 12: Getting Hit

Lecture 13: Generate the Fonts

Lecture 14: HUD (Heads-Up Display) 1: Wins/Loss Ratio and Difficulty Text

Lecture 15: HUD (Heads-Up Display) 2: Fighter Health Bars

Lecture 16: Set Up the Rounds

Lecture 17: Improve the Round Timer

Lecture 18: Handle Touch Input

Lecture 19: Texture Filters

Lecture 20: Texture Atlases & Packing Textures

Lecture 21: Game Over

Lecture 22: Pausing the Game

Lecture 23: Add Sounds & Music

Lecture 24: Add Opponent AI

Lecture 25: Blood 1: Blood Splatters

Lecture 26: Blood 2: Blood Pools

Lecture 27: Main Menu Screen 1: Set Up the Widgets

Lecture 28: Main Menu Screen 2: Draw the Widgets

Lecture 29: Clicking the Buttons

Lecture 30: Changing the Fighters

Lecture 31: Manage the Settings

Lecture 32: Settings Screen 1: Set Up the Widgets

Lecture 33: Settings Screen 2: Draw the Widgets

Lecture 34: Changing the Settings

Lecture 35: Create the Loading Screen

Lecture 36: Conclusion

Chapter 5: EXTRA: Adding Android Functionality

Lecture 1: Install the Android SDK

Lecture 2: Create & Import a New Project

Lecture 3: Running LibGDX on Android

Lecture 4: Transfer the Code

Lecture 5: Fix the Audio

Lecture 6: Change the Settings Screen

Lecture 7: Fighter Controls 1: Set Up & Draw the Sprites

Lecture 8: Fighter Controls 2: Attacking & Blocking

Lecture 9: Fighter Controls 3: Joystick Movement

Chapter 6: Bonus

Lecture 1: Bonus Lecture

Instructors

Brandon Grant
Graphic Designer, Game Developer, and English Teacher

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5 stars: 18 votes

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