(Ebook) Learning LibGDX Game Development by Suryakumar Balakrishnan Nair, Andreas Oehlke ISBN 9781783554775, 1783554770

(Ebook) Learning LibGDX Game Development by Suryakumar Balakrishnan Nair, Andreas Oehlke ISBN 9781783554775, 1783554770

Wield the power of the LibGDX framework to create a cross-platform game About This BookWrite your game code once and run it on a multitude of platforms using LibGDXLearn about the key features of LibGDX that will ease and speed up your development cyclesAn easy-to-follow, comprehensive guide that will help you develop games in LibGDX successfullyWho This Book Is ForThis book is aimed at indie and existing game developers as well as those who want to get started with game development using LibGDX. Basic knowledge of Java programming and game development is required. In Detail LibGDX is a multiplatform game development framework, and is one of the most popular frameworks for building games, providing a comprehensive set of development capabilities and features to use and incorporate into games.This book starts off by introducing you to LibGDX and how to use its project setup tool to build an application that can support multiple platforms, before gradually moving on to configuring your game. Then, you will learn to organize resources, create a scene, actors, and a menu system. You will also enhance the visual appearance of your game and manage its transitions, along with music and sound effects. You will then move on to cover the advanced programming techniques and create and manage different kinds of animations.Finally, you will be introduced to the basics of 3D programming and the 3D physics engine. By the end of this book, you will be able to start developing your very own cross-platform games using the LibGDX framework.