Chapter    1

Introduction to Android Gaming

Welcome to Android Arcade Game App. In this book, you will learn how to create an Android arcade-style game “from project to publish.” While I will walk you through solutions to some gaming development problems, this book is not necessarily for beginner developers.

You chose this book because you are passionate about Android as a platform and you want to develop arcade-style, Android-based games. By the time you have finished reading this book, you will have the knowledge you need to create a fun and compelling game on Android’s latest flavor: Ice Cream Sandwich. The advantage of this is that the games you build in this book will run on both Android-based phones and Android tablets.

It is hugely satisfying ...

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