Android Apps for Absolute Beginners

Wallace Jackson has been writing for leading multimedia publications about his work in new media content development since the advent of Multimedia Producer Magazine nearly two decades ago, when he wrote about computer processor architectures for centerfolds (removable "mini-issue" insert) distributed at SIGGRAPH. Since then, Wallace has written for several other publications about his work in interactive 3D and new media advertising campaign design, including 3D Artist,Desktop Publishers Journal, CrossMedia, AVvideo and Kiosk Magazine.

* Preliminary Information: Before We Get Started * What's Next? Our Road Ahead * Setting Up an Open Source Android Development Environment * An Introduction to Java, XML and How Android Works * An Overview of the Android Application Framework * Screen Layout Design: Views, ViewGroups and Layout Types * User Interface Design: Buttons, Menus, Dialogs and Alerts * Designing Graphics for Android: 2D Images & Animation * Adding Interactivity: Handling UI Events * Understanding Content Providers * Understanding Intents and Intent Filters * The Future: 3D, Widgets, Bluetooth, Maps, Search, and More