Wireless Game Development in C/C++ with Brew (Wordware Game Developer's Library) - Softcover

Barbagallo, Ralph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1556229054 ISBN 13: 9781556229053

Publisher: Wordware Publishing Inc., 2003

Synopsis

Designed for game programmers interested in developing mobile phone applications, Wireless Game Development in C/C++ with BREW™ uses QUALCOMM®'s BREW development environment to illustrate a variety of techniques in the field of wireless phone games. From the basics of the BREW SDK™ and bitmap graphics to wireless networking and applet distribution, this book takes you through the fundamentals of the API, including graphics, sound, and input, and brings it all together with a complete example of a working game.Capitalize on the popularity of programmable mobile phones by developing your own game. Explore how to use the BREW SDK™ to apply existing game development techniques to mobile gaming. Discover how to incorporate text, menus, and dialogs into a graphical user interface. Understand the process for having your application receive the TRUE BREW™ designation. Learn various techniques for optimizing your code.

About this title

About the Author

Ralph Barbagallo is a professional game developer who has worked on such games as Ion Storm's Anachronox as well as various other PC and console projects. He currently runs Flarb Development (www.flarb.com), a game developer specializing in wireless entertainment.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wordware Publishing Inc.
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1556229054
• ISBN 13: 9781556229053
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 387