Java ME Game Programming

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. John P. Flynt, Ph.D., works in the software development industry, has taught at colleges and universities, and has authored courses and curricula for several college level game development programs. His academic background includes work in information technology, the social sciences, and the humanities. Among his previous books are "In the Mind of a Game," "Perl Power!," "UnrealScript Game Programming All in One," "Simulation and Event Modeling for Game Developers" (with co-author Ben Vinson), "Beginning Pre-Calculus for Game Developers," "Java Programming for the Absolute Beginner," "Beginning Math Concepts for Game Developers," and "Software Engineering for Game Developers." Among other engagements, he has been a speaker at game and educational conferences in San Antonio, LA, Atlanta, Austin, West Lafayette, and the 2004 Xtreme Game Developers Expo in Mountain View, CA. He has worked as a consultant on several curriculum development initiatives involving some of the largest proprietary colleges in the US and has taught literature, political science, computer science, and game development. He has been contracted by DeVry University as a game course developer, and DeVry has adopted Software Engineering for Game Developers for its national curriculum. John lives in the foothills near Boulder, Colorado.

PART 1 MOBILE DEVICE FUNDAMENTALS Chapter 1: Java ME History Chapter 2: Java ME Overview Chapter 3: Java ME-Enabled Devices PART II SETTING UP FOR DEVELOPMENT Chapter 4: The JDK, THE MIDP, and a MIDlet Suite Chapter 5: Using the Java Wireless Toolkit 2.5 Chapter 6: Using NetBeans PART III TEXT ORIENTED ACTIVITIES Chapter 7: Java ME API Basics Chapter 8: Persistence with the RMS Chapter 9: User Interface Basics PART IV USING GRAPHICS Chapter 10: Forms and Items Chapter 11: Images and Choices Chapter 12: Gauges, Dates, Calendars PART V GAME ORIENTATION Chapter 13: Canvas, Graphics, Thread Chapter 14: The Game API Chapter 15: The Game API and Game Implementation Appendix: Scrolling Background Index