Pro Android Games

Do you remember landmark games like Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Asteroids? Well, heres an exciting opportunity to build and/or port these games to one of the hottest mobile and netbooks platforms today: Googles Android. Pro Android Games teaches you how to build cool games like Space Blaster and the...

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Main Author: Silva, Vladimir. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, CA : Apress, 2009.
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