Course description
For those dreaming of becoming a games developer, or if you're just interested in understanding how to create and build android games, take a look at this fantastic android games development starting course! Android is one of the most popular mobile operating systems which uses Java programming language. Learn how to build and develop games to run on Android systems and apps. Understand the basics of Java and game development. Have a go at designing and creating your own games from scratch! Study online at your own pace and fit your studies around your busy schedule.
Course Content
Unit 1 Getting started
- Introduction to Android Studio
- Introduction To Java
- Arithmetic & Logical Operations
- Looping
- Using Java Methods
- Drawing On The Screen
- Incorporating Sound Effects
- Lesson Review & Quiz
- Assignment 1 – Coding Exercises
Unit 2 Anatomy of a game
- Introduction
- Preparation
- Creating The User Interface
- Processing Screen Touches
- Lesson Review & Quiz
- Assignment 2 – Find The Submarine Game
Unit 3 Object orientated programming
- Introduction
- Classes and Objects (1)
- Classes and Objects (2)
- Starting The Ping Pong Game
- The Game Loop
- The Ball Class
- The Bat Class
- Handling Collisions
- Lesson Review & Quiz
- Assignment 3 – Updating The Ping Pong Game
Unit 4 Working with arrays
- Introduction
- Creating Arrays
- The Commando Game
- Adding Bitmap Graphics & Timing
- Lesson Review & Quiz
- Assignment 4 – Shooting Gallery
Unit 5 The Hungry Caterpillar game
- Introduction
- Getting Started
- The Game Engine
- The Caterpillar Class
- The Lettuce Class
- Lesson review & Quiz
- Assignment 5 – Hungry Caterpillar Plus
Unit 6 The Space Wars game V1
- Introduction
- Getting Started With Space Wars
- The GameState Class
- Building the HUD Class
- Getting Things Moving
- A Particle System Explosion
- Lesson Review & Quiz
- Assignment 6 – Shoot The Spaceship
Unit 7 The Space Wars game V2
- Introduction
- The Game Objects
- Coding the Object Specifications
- The Component Interfaces & Classes
- The Transform Class
- The GameObject Class
- The GameObjectFactory Class
- Tying Up Loose Ends
- Lesson Review & Quiz
- Assignment 7 – Switching Backgrounds
Unit 8 The Space Wars game V3
- Introduction
- The Alien Components
- Using the Alien Components
- Detecting Collisions
- Lesson Review & Quiz
- Assignment 8 – Adding Multiple Levels
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