Android Games Development

Course aim

Using a recognised game development methodology, design and implement a game for use on the Android mobile platform.

Course content

Mobile game design methodology: role of programmers in the developer’s team, conceptualization, design, prototyping and playtesting

Android Java development environment: project structure, build tools, cross compiling, emulators, debugging, library installation

Fundamentals of the Android platform using Java: the application lifecycle, activities, intents, user interface development

Android game engine fundamentals using Java: the game loop, touch input events, 2D sprite atlas and animation, 2D physics, 2D scene graphs, audio

Java network programming using sockets

Overview of advanced topics: Android native development, 3D

Textbook(s)

Andreas Oehlke 2013, Learning Libgdx Game Development , Packt Publishing

Mark L. Murphy 2014, The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development , Version 6.0, CommonsWare, LLC

Prerequisite(s)

Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
Group 1 Students must have completed one of the following courses:
COMP 2012	Data Structures Essentials
COMP 1040	Programming Fundamentals
COMP 1044	UO Programming Fundamentals
COMP 2033	UO Applied Data Structures

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	1 Hour x 13 weeks
Computer Practical	1 Hour x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
External	N/A x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Continuous assessment, Group assignment, Programming exercise

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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