Mobile 3D Game Development: From Start to Market

Description

Mobile 3D Game Development: From Start to Market teaches how to develop 3D-games for JAVA-enabled mobile phones by guiding programmers through the process of developing three complete games based around three different game genres (racing, first-person shooter, and role playing). In the process of developing each game, the entire game production process is covered with an emphasis on the practical application of art production and programming techniques. For each game, all of the necessary steps needed to realistically implement a production-quality game for that genre are covered, and within each chapter concepts are presented using a mixture of general theory with immediate application to the task of building the game being covered.

The primary focus of the book is on the development of J2ME 3D games and the integration of 3D art assets. The 3D modeling techniques, guidelines, and limitations of the Mobile 3D environment are explained, and audio, AI, and Networking are discussed and implemented. Common mistakes encountered by beginner developers are explained and techniques for overcoming these mistakes are presented. Game art creation is presented within the context of completing the games presented in the book. After completing the book, developers will develop the skills they need to create their own games and 3D models.

 

Table of Contents

1)Intro to Game Development
Game Development Process
Art Production
Software Development (AI; Physics; Rendering; User input; Networking)

2)Introduction to J2ME
What is J2ME
Basics of J2ME Platform
Development environment and tools
J2ME SDK

3)J2ME - Building Blocks
MIDlet lifecycle management
Command definition and handling
Canvases
User Input Handling

4)Intro to 3D J2ME using retained mode
Introduction to game art creation
Entering the realm of 3D with retained mode rendering
Programming a 3D retained application that displays the car created in the previous step.
Uses of retained mode
Prototyping your game

5)Math Chapter
Coordinate Systems
Vectors
Matrices

6)Using Immediate mode 3D
The MIDlet
The GameCanvas in Immediate mode
Double Buffering and Hardware rendering
Creating objects in immediate mode
Rendering our environment
A simple but effective camera
Transformations in immediate mode
Creating a solid but flexible rendering pipeline
Loading models into the world

7)Project 1: First-Person Shooter (FPS)
Game design questions to consider in making a first person shooter
Art production for an FPS
Unique programming concerns for FPS

8)Project 2: Racing Game
Game Design Basics of a mobile racing game
Game design questions to consider in making a racing game
Art production for a mobile racing game?
Unique programming concerns for racing game
Putting it together

9)Project 3: Multi-player Role playing game
Game design questions to consider in making a role-playing game
Art production for role playing game
Unique programming concerns for role playing game

10)Appendix A -- In Depth Math Review

11)Appendix B - J2ME Class Reference

12)Appendix C - JSR-184 Reference

《從開始到上市的手機3D遊戲開發》教導如何開發支援JAVA的手機3D遊戲，透過引導程式設計師開發三款完整遊戲，分別屬於三種不同的遊戲類型（賽車、第一人稱射擊和角色扮演）。在開發每款遊戲的過程中，涵蓋了整個遊戲製作過程，並著重於藝術製作和程式設計技術的實際應用。對於每款遊戲，都介紹了實現該類型遊戲所需的所有必要步驟，並在每個章節中結合一般理論和立即應用的方式來呈現概念，以建立所涵蓋的遊戲。

本書的主要重點是開發J2ME 3D遊戲和整合3D藝術資產。解釋了3D建模技術、指南和手機3D環境的限制，並討論和實現了音頻、人工智能和網絡。解釋了初學者開發者可能遇到的常見錯誤，並提供克服這些錯誤的技巧。遊戲藝術創作是在完成書中所呈現的遊戲的背景下進行的。完成本書後，開發者將具備創建自己的遊戲和3D模型所需的技能。

目錄：

1）遊戲開發簡介
遊戲開發過程
藝術製作
軟體開發（人工智能、物理、渲染、使用者輸入、網絡）

2）J2ME簡介
什麼是J2ME
J2ME平台基礎知識
開發環境和工具
J2ME SDK

3）J2ME - 建構模塊
MIDlet生命週期管理
命令定義和處理
畫布
使用者輸入處理

4）3D J2ME簡介使用保留模式
遊戲藝術創作簡介
使用保留模式渲染進入3D領域
編寫一個顯示在前一步驟中創建的汽車的3D保留應用程式
保留模式的用途
遊戲原型製作

5）數學章節
座標系統
向量
矩陣

6）使用即時模式3D
MIDlet
即時模式下的GameCanvas
雙緩衝和硬體渲染
即時模式下創建物件
渲染我們的環境
一個簡單但有效的攝影機
即時模式下的轉換
創建堅固但靈活的渲染流水線
將模型加載到世界中

7）項目1：第一人稱射擊遊戲（FPS）
遊戲設計