Learning Libgdx Game Development

Summary

Animating the game screen

Using sequences of images for animations

Animating the menu screen

Manipulating actors through actions

Chapter 12. Animations

Summary

Adding alternative input controls

Working with shaders in Libgdx

Simulating physics with Box2D

Chapter 11. Advanced Programming Techniques

Summary

Adding music and sounds to Canyon Bunny

Using sound generators

Accessing the audio device directly

Playing back music and sound effects

Chapter 10. Managing Music and Sound Effects

Summary

Adding the screen transition capability

Chapter 9. Screen Transitions

Summary

Enhancing the game screen's GUI

Adding parallax scrolling to the mountains in the background

Smoothing with Linear interpolation (Lerp)

Moving the clouds

Adding a dust particle effect to the player character

Creating complex effects with particle systems

Chapter 8. Special Effects

Summary

Building the Options window

Building the scene for the menu screen

Using Libgdx's scene graph for the menu UI

Exploring Scene2D (UI) TableLayout and skins

Managing multiple screens

Chapter 7. Menus and Options

Summary

Adding the game logic

Completing the level loader

Implementing the actor game objects

Chapter 6. Adding the Actors

Summary

Implementing the game GUI

Assembling the game world

Implementing the level loader

Creating game objects

Chapter 5. Making a Scene

Summary

Handling level data

Testing assets

Organizing assets

Loading and tracking assets

Creating texture atlases

Setting a custom Android application icon

Chapter 4. Gathering Resources

Summary

Putting it all together

Laying foundations

Using a class diagram for Canyon Bunny

Setting up the Canyon Bunny project

Chapter 3. Configuring the Game

Summary

The demo application – time for code

Starter Classes

Libgdx's Application Life-Cycle and Interface

Modules

Backends

The demo application – how the projects work together

Chapter 2. Cross-platform Development – Build Once Deploy Anywhere

Summary

Game project – Canyon Bunny

Key to success lies in planning

Kicking your game to life

Creating a new application

Prerequisites for installing and configuring

Getting in touch with the community

Features of Libgdx 0.97

Diving into Libgdx

Chapter 1. Introduction to Libgdx and Project Setup

Preface

www.PacktPub.com

About the Reviewers

About the Author

Credits

版权信息

封面

封面

版权信息

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewers

www.PacktPub.com

Preface

Chapter 1. Introduction to Libgdx and Project Setup

Diving into Libgdx

Features of Libgdx 0.97

Getting in touch with the community

Prerequisites for installing and configuring

Creating a new application

Kicking your game to life

Key to success lies in planning

Game project – Canyon Bunny

Summary

Chapter 2. Cross-platform Development – Build Once Deploy Anywhere

The demo application – how the projects work together

Backends

Modules

Libgdx's Application Life-Cycle and Interface

Starter Classes

The demo application – time for code

Summary

Chapter 3. Configuring the Game

Setting up the Canyon Bunny project

Using a class diagram for Canyon Bunny

Laying foundations

Putting it all together

Summary

Chapter 4. Gathering Resources

Setting a custom Android application icon

Creating texture atlases

Loading and tracking assets

Organizing assets

Testing assets

Handling level data

Summary

Chapter 5. Making a Scene

Creating game objects

Implementing the level loader

Assembling the game world

Implementing the game GUI

Summary

Chapter 6. Adding the Actors

Implementing the actor game objects

Completing the level loader

Adding the game logic

Summary

Chapter 7. Menus and Options

Managing multiple screens

Exploring Scene2D (UI) TableLayout and skins

Using Libgdx's scene graph for the menu UI

Building the scene for the menu screen

Building the Options window

Summary

Chapter 8. Special Effects

Creating complex effects with particle systems

Adding a dust particle effect to the player character

Moving the clouds

Smoothing with Linear interpolation (Lerp)

Adding parallax scrolling to the mountains in the background

Enhancing the game screen's GUI

Summary

Chapter 9. Screen Transitions

Adding the screen transition capability

Summary

Chapter 10. Managing Music and Sound Effects

Playing back music and sound effects

Accessing the audio device directly

Using sound generators

Adding music and sounds to Canyon Bunny

Summary

Chapter 11. Advanced Programming Techniques

Simulating physics with Box2D

Working with shaders in Libgdx

Adding alternative input controls

Summary

Chapter 12. Animations

Manipulating actors through actions

Animating the menu screen

Using sequences of images for animations

Animating the game screen

Summary