J2ME Game Programming (Game Development) - Softcover

Wells, Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1592001181 ISBN 13: 9781592001187

Publisher: Cengage Learning PTR, 2004

Synopsis

J2ME Game Programming takes the reader from the birth of the game idea, through the hours of fun programming it, and then finally through the quest of getting the new game published. The main project in the book is the creation of the reader’s own J2ME game, including assessment of the game’s lifecycle, how to handle resources, various methods of drawing to the screen, optimizing memory usage, handling the users input, and even sharing high-scores online! The business models of the J2ME market are very independent-friendly, which is attractive to many programmers who are looking for the knowledge they need to make a few bucks on their own games. When working on a limited platform it is important to squeeze as much as possible out of those precious bytes -- in this book readers will find the tools and source code they need to get the most out of the constrained resources and successfully create their own game.

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About the Author

Martin J. Wells is currently the Lead Programmer at Tasman Studios Pty Ltd, located in Sydney, Australia. Throughout his 15-year career he has worked on a wide variety of development projects. He is an expert in multiple computer languages, including Java from its origins, and has extensive experience in the development of high performance networking and multithreaded systems. His first game programming experience came from writing and selling his own games for the Tandy and Commodore microcomputers at the age of 12.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning PTR
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1592001181
• ISBN 13: 9781592001187
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 800