Marmalade SDK Mobile Game Development Essentials. Get to grips with the Marmalade SDK to develop games for a wide range of mobile devices, including iOS, Android, and more with this book and Sean Scaplehorn

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• Marmalade SDK Mobile Game Development Essentials
  • Table of Contents
  • Marmalade SDK Mobile Game Development Essentials
  • Credits
  • About the Author
  • About the Reviewers
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  • Preface
    • What this book covers
    • What you need for this book
    • Who this book is for
    • Conventions
    • Reader feedback
    • Customer support
      • Downloading the example code
      • Downloading the color images of this book
      • Errata
      • Piracy
      • Questions
  • 1. Getting Started with Marmalade
    • Installing the Marmalade SDK
      • Installing a development environment
      • Choosing your Marmalade license type
      • Downloading and installing Marmalade
      • Using the Marmalade Configuration Utility
      • Managing your Marmalade account and licenses
        • Viewing an overview of your account
        • Updating your profile information
        • Managing your licenses
        • Managing your user list
    • Creating a Marmalade project
      • Creating the "Hello World" project
        • The MKB file for the "Hello World" project
        • The source file for the "Hello World" project
      • Building the "Hello World" project
        • The build directory
        • The data directory
          • The app.config.txt file
          • The app.icf file
      • Building and running in the Windows simulator
    • Deploying a Marmalade project
      • Compiling the "Hello World" project for the ARM CPU
      • Deploying the "Hello World" project
        • Installing on Android devices
        • Installing on iOS devices
        • Installing on BlackBerry QNX devices
        • Installing on Bada devices
    • Summary
  • 2. Resource Management and 2D Graphics Rendering
    • The Marmalade ITX file format
      • The CIwManaged class
        • Instantiating a class with the class factory
        • Parsing a class
        • Serializing a class
        • Resolving a class
    • The Marmalade resource manager
      • Adding IwResManager to a project
      • Specifying resources with a GROUP file
      • Loading groups and accessing resources
      • The CIwResource class
      • GROUP file serialization
      • Resource handlers
    • Graphics APIs provided by the Marmalade SDK
      • The s3eSurface API
      • The IwGL API and OpenGL ES
      • The Iw2D API
      • The IwGx API
    • Using IwGx to render 2D graphics
      • IwGx initialization and termination
      • Rendering a polygon
        • Materials and textures
          • Creating materials in code
          • Creating materials using an MTL file
        • Vertex streams
        • Color streams
        • UV streams
        • Drawing a polygon
        • Displaying the rendered image
    • Example code
      • The ITX project
      • The Graphics2D project
      • The Skiing project
        • The GameObject class
        • The ModeManager and Mode classes
    • Summary
  • 3. User Input
    • Detecting key input
      • Initialization and update of key information
      • Detecting key state
        • Detecting key state changes using polling
        • Detecting key state changes using callbacks
      • Detecting character code input
        • Detecting character code input using polling
        • Detecting character code input using callbacks
      • Inputting strings
    • Detecting touch screen and pointer input
      • Determining available pointer functionality
        • Determining the type of pointer input
        • Determining the type of stylus input
      • Updating current pointer input status
      • Detecting single touch input
        • Detecting single touch input using polling
        • Detecting single touch input using callbacks
      • Detecting multi-touch input
        • Detecting multi-touch input using polling
        • Multi-touch input using callbacks
      • Recognizing gesture inputs
        • Detecting a swipe gesture
        • Detecting a pinch gesture
    • Detecting accelerometer input
      • Starting and stopping accelerometer input
      • Reading accelerometer input
      • Smoothing accelerometer input
      • Testing accelerometer input on the Windows simulator
    • Example code
      • The Gesture project
      • The Slide project
      • The Skiing project
        • Player rotation
        • The ModeTitle and ModeGameOver classes
        • The Camera class
        • The Input Manager classes
        • The SkierController class
    • Summary
  • 4. 3D Graphics Rendering
    • A quick 3D graphics primer
      • Describing a 3D model
        • Specifying a models vertex stream
        • Specifying a model's index stream
        • Specifying a model's color, UV, and normal streams
      • Performing 3D to 2D projection
        • Understanding matrices for 3D graphics
        • Converting between coordinate systems
        • Clipping planes
      • Lighting
        • Emissive lighting
        • Ambient lighting
        • Diffuse lighting
        • Specular lighting
    • Using IwGx to render 3D graphics
      • Preparing IwGx for 3D rendering
      • Setting lighting information
      • Model data for the cube
      • The view matrix
      • The model matrix
      • Rendering the model
    • Using a 3D modeling package to create model data
      • The Marmalade 3D exporter plugins
        • Installing the plugins
        • Exporting a model
      • The Blender plugin
        • Installing Blender and the exporter plugin
        • Exporting a model
    • The Marmalade 3D model datafile formats
      • The GROUP file
      • The MTL file
      • The GEO file
    • Loading and rendering an exported 3D model
      • Adding the IwGraphics API to a project
      • Loading and accessing an exported 3D model
      • Rendering an exported 3D model
      • Releasing 3D model data
    • Example code
      • The Cube project
      • The Cube2 project
      • The Skiing project
        • Migration to 3D
        • Addition of a collision detection system
    • Summary
  • 5. Animating 3D Graphics
    • A quick 3D animation primer
      • Animating with model matrices
        • Animating by translation
        • Animating by rotation
          • Rotation using Euler angles
          • Rotation using axis-angle pairs
          • Rotation using quaternions
        • Animating by scaling
      • 3D model animation
        • Using morph targets
        • Using boned animations
    • Using a 3D modeling package to create animation data
      • Exporting animations using the Marmalade 3D exporter plugins
      • Exporting animations using the Blender plugin
    • The Marmalade 3D animation file formats
      • The SKEL file
      • The SKIN file
      • The ANIM file
    • Loading and rendering an exported 3D animation
      • Adding the IwAnim API to a project
      • Loading and accessing a 3D animation
      • Playing back a 3D animation
      • Rendering a 3D animation
    • Exploring 3D animation further
      • Playing an animation backwards
      • Blending between animations
      • Detecting animation playback events
      • Optimizing animation playback
      • Playing sub-animations
      • Offset animations
      • Obtaining bone positions and rotations
    • Example code
      • The Flag project
      • The Skiing project
        • New gameplay features
        • Animations added
    • Summary
  • 6. Implementing Fonts, User Interfaces, and Localization
    • Implementing fonts
      • Adding the IwGxFont API to a project
      • Creating a font resource
      • The GXFONT file format
      • Loading and accessing font resources
      • Drawing text using a font resource
        • Drawing text on screen
        • Text wrapping and justification
        • Changing font size at runtime
        • Optimizing drawing by preparing text
    • Implementing user interfaces
      • The IwUI API
      • The IwNUI API
      • Implementing our own user interface solution
        • Using a generic approach
        • Making good use of class inheritance
        • Implementing a data-driven system
        • Responding to user input events
        • Screen resolution and orientation
        • Adding template functionality
    • Localizing your project
      • Creating a text spreadsheet
      • Getting the text into the game
        • Comma-separated values files
        • Processing using a Python script
        • Selecting the correct language to use at runtime
    • Example code
      • The Font project
      • The UI project
      • The Skiing project
    • Summary
  • 7. Adding Sound and Video
    • Multimedia support in Marmalade
    • The s3eAudio API
      • Starting audio playback
      • Pausing, resuming, and stopping playback
      • Changing volume
      • Other audio queries
      • End of track notification
    • The s3eSound API
      • Starting sound playback
      • Pausing, resuming, and stopping playback
      • Global sound settings
      • Sound notifications
    • The SoundEngine module
      • Adding the SoundEngine module to a project
      • Loading and accessing sound resources
      • Playing, stopping, and altering sound parameters
    • The s3eVideo API
      • Starting video playback
      • Determining video codec support
      • Pausing, resuming, and stopping video playback
      • End of video notification
      • Other video queries
    • Example code
      • The Sound project
      • The Video project
      • The Skiing project
    • Summary
  • 8. Supporting a Wide Range of Devices
    • Accommodating a wide range of device types
      • Dealing with different screen resolutions
      • Using different resources for different screen resolutions
      • Checking device capabilities
    • Configuring your game using ICF file settings
      • Built-in ICF settings
      • Defining new ICF settings
      • Accessing ICF settings in code
      • Limiting ICF settings by platform and device
    • Creating multiple resource sets
      • Using build styles
        • Adding extra resource directories
        • Supported build style platforms
        • Specifying which build style to use
      • Using resource templates
        • Defining material templates
        • Defining image templates
        • Defining model templates
        • Defining animation templates
        • Defining GROUP file templates
      • Producing binary versions of resources
    • Compressing resources using the Derbh archiver
      • Creating a Derbh archive
      • Using a Derbh archive in code
      • The automatic Derbh method
    • Creating different deployment types
      • Specifying icons, application names, and other details
      • Specifying asset lists
      • Creating and using deployment types
    • Example code
      • The build styles project
      • The Skiing project
    • Summary
  • 9. Adding Social Media and Other Online Services
    • Launching a web page in the device browser
    • Integrating with social media
      • Using Facebook
        • Creating a Facebook app
        • Creating a Facebook test user
        • Adding the s3eFacebook API to a Marmalade project
        • Checking for s3eFacebook support
        • Initialization and termination
        • Logging in and out of Facebook
        • Posting a message to a user's wall
        • Further s3eFacebook features
      • Using Twitter
    • Connecting to other types of online services
      • Supporting social gaming networks
        • Using Apple's Game Center
        • Using Scoreloop
      • Supporting in-app purchases
        • Adding in-app purchasing for iOS devices
        • Adding in-app purchasing for Android devices
      • Using advertising
        • Implementing iAd support for iOS devices
        • Using other advertising solutions
    • Example code
      • The Facebook project
      • The Skiing project
    • Summary
  • 10. Extending Marmalade with the Extensions Development Kit (EDK)
    • Why is the EDK necessary?
    • Creating an extension for gyroscope input
      • Declaring the extension API
      • Making an extension for Windows
        • Creating a Windows extension
        • Implementing a Windows extension
        • Building a Windows extension
      • Making an Android extension
        • Installing the required software for Android development
        • Creating an Android extension
        • Implementing an Android extension
        • Building an Android extension
      • Making an iOS extension
        • Installing the required software for iOS development
        • Creating an iOS extension
        • Implementing an iOS extension
        • Building an iOS extension
    • Using the Gyroscope extension
    • Example code
      • The Gyroscope project
      • The GyroTest project
      • The Skiing project
    • Summary
  • Index

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