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The Beginner's Guide to Android Game Development
Nov 19, 2015
KiloBolt
Oct 28, 2014
Android Developer Training
Aug 18, 2014
Android Game Tutorials (Java Code Geeks)
Aug 18, 2014
7 Key Ingredients For Designing Addictive Games
Oct 28, 2014
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The Beginner's Guide to Android Game Development

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TaylorB
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Continuation of KiloBolt's game development tutorials

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"The Beginner's Guide to Android Game Development" was written by the author of KiloBolt's game development tutorials: James S Cho. The book is simply a more comprehensive and up-to-date version of the online tutorials.
TaylorB
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In depth and effective explanations

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The author of "The Beginner's Guide to Android Game Development" has experience in the world of tutorials and his explanations in his book really prove that. Cho's tutorials are clear and up to date with the book's recent release date.
TaylorB
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Recently released

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Cho's book was recently released on July 28, 2014. As a result his explanations and tutorials are some of the most up to date and reliable.
TaylorB
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Perfect for beginners

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Like KiloBolt's online tutorials also written by James S Cho, "The Beginner's Guide to Android Game Development" starts from the very basics of Android game development. The book makes it easy for anyone to start even without any programming experience.
Dragon Conquerer
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Book is printed in full color

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Very easy to follow source code, visually pleasing to read. Perhaps this explains the slightly higher cost.
TaylorB
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Price

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"The Beginner's Guide to Android Game Development" is around $32 on Amazon.
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KiloBolt

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Starts from the basics

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The KiloBolt Android game development course starts from the very beginning; explaining what Java is and how to set up your own "development machine.". This makes KiloBolt perfect for any beginner. If you aren't a beginner then you can easily skip ahead with the table of contents.
TaylorB
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Free

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All tutorials from KiloBolt are free. KiloBolt supports the site with advertisements and donations from users.
TaylorB
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Divided into days

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The KiloBolt game development tutorial is divided into three units with 36 manageable days total.
TaylorB
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No longer supported

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The KiloBolt game development tutorial is over two years old and as a result is no longer supported or updated by KiloBolt. If you run into some issues with the tutorials, KiloBolt forum members may help you but only on their own.
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Android Developer Training

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Up-to-date and official information

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The information on Google's Android Developer Training is always up-to-date and reliable.
TaylorB
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Free without advertisements

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As Android Developer Training was created by Google, it is completely free without advertisements.
TaylorB
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Lessons for specific parts of Android

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Google offers lessons for Android developers such as supporting different devices with different screen sizes, languages, or different platform versions.
TaylorB
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Limited game specific help

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The Android Developer Training is more focused on providing help and information to Android application developers than Android game developers. Of course there are still some shared issues between applications and games such as device support that are discussed on Google's Android Developer T...
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Android Game Tutorials (Java Code Geeks)

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Plenty of visuals

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The Tutorials from Java Code Geeks include plenty of pictures and diagrams to further explain the concepts.
TaylorB
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Comments from other readers

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The format of the tutorials on Java Code Geeks' website allows for comments from other readers. This is a substantial advantage compared to books or other websites because users can respond with issues, better solutions, and improved explanations to make a better overall tutorial.
TaylorB
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Skips the basics

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The tutorials from Java Code Geeks skip the basics and heads straight to the details. If you are a true beginner then this may not be the best place to start but for some this may not be a problem at all.
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7 Key Ingredients For Designing Addictive Games

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Useful tips for successful game development

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This article from Infrared5's blog provides well thought out insight on how to design an addicting and successful Android game.
TaylorB
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Quick read

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TaylorB
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Links to articles providing further explanation

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The article never states any tips without backing it up with examples and links to other articles. For example the last essential ingredient "The Near Miss" is supported with an article from ScienceNOW on the human brain’s reaction to near misses.
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Android Asset Studio

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Variety of tools to help create Android applications and games

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The Android Asset Studio can help you create: -launcher icons -action bar and tab icons -notification icons -navigation drawer indicator -generic icons -device-framed screenshots -simple nine-patches
TaylorB
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Completely web-based

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Google Chrome is only officially supported browser but the Android Asset Studio works well with most modern browsers.
TaylorB
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Free with no advertisements

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All art generated with the Android Asset Studio tools is created under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
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Beginning Android Games

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Plenty of game specific information

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"Beginning Android Games" by Mario Zechner is not perfect for developers more interested in Android applications but for developers interested in Android game development it is perfect. The information is specific and detailed.
TaylorB
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Starts off readers learning Android 1.5

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One of the problems with this book is that not only is it two years old but it teaches its readers to code for the oldest and rarest versions of Android first when it may be simpler to learn the updated and improved more recent versions of Android.
TaylorB
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Some programming knowledge needed before reading

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"Beginning Android Games" skips the basics of programming that some may want if they have limited programming experience.
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freesound.org

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Vast range of Creative Commons Licensed sounds

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Freesound.org offers a massive range of all types of sounds. Freesound explains the legalities of using sounds from freesound.org here.
TaylorB
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Forum to request sounds

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There is a freesound.org forum where not only can you talk about freesound.org but you can make sound requests of any type.
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