Beginning Android C++ Game Development

Bruce Sutherland is a video game programmer hailing from Dundee, Scotland. He graduated with a Bsc (Hons) Computer Games Technology from the University of Abertay, Dundee in Scotland, graduating in 2005. After graduating he began his first job in the games industry at 4J Studios where he worked on Star Trek: Encounters (PS2), The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PS3), Star Trek: Conquest (PS2, Wii), Ducati Moto (NDS) and AMF Pinbusters! (NDS). In July 2008 he moved from Dundee to Melbourne Australia where he joined Visceral Studios and was a software engineer on Dead Space (Xbox 360, PS3, PC), The Godfather II (Xbox 360, PS3, PC) and Dead Space 3 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC). He developed an interest in developing for Android in his spare time and writes tutorials on his blog at http://brucesutherland.blogspot.com.

Section 1 : An Introduction to Android and Game Programming 1. An Introduction To Game Development 2. An Introduction to the Android Game Development Ecosystem. (A First Game: HelloDroid) 3. Game Design For Beginners - Droid Runner (Case Study begins: Droid Runner) 4. Building a Game Engine 5. Writing a Renderer Section 2 : Building Droid Runner Game App 6. Game Entities 7. Building Game Levels With Collision 8. Virtual Cameras 9. Lighting and Materials 10. Game Audio 11. Self-Publishing 101 Appendices: A. Developing with the Android NDK and Eclipse. B. Android Hardware C. C++ and Design Patterns D. C++ Math