Wordware - Wireless Game Development in Java with MIDP 2.0

• Table of Contents
• Wireless Game Development in Java with MIDP 2.0
• Foreword
• Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Just Who do You Think You Are?
  • Who is this Book For?
  • How do I Use this Book?
  • Coding Conventions
  • How do I Use the Companion Files?
  • Conclusion
• Chapter 2: A Crash Course in J2ME
  • J2ME in Short
  • Configurations
  • Profiles
  • J2ME in Action
  • The Handsets
  • Conclusion
• Chapter 3: Introduction to MIDP 2.0
  • The Basic Requirements of CLDC
  • The Basic Requirements of MIDP 2.0
  • Getting Started
  • Using the Emulator
  • Conclusion
• Chapter 4: Getting Started with MIDP 2.0
  • Creating a New Project in KToolbar
  • Compiling and Packaging
  • Running the MIDlet
  • The JAD and Manifest in Detail
  • More MIDlet Programming Details
  • Conclusion
• Chapter 5: The Anatomy of MIDP 2.0
  • The MIDP Packages
  • Conclusion
• Chapter 6: Bitmap Graphics
  • The Bitmap
  • PNG
  • The Image Class
  • A Simple Example
  • And Now...A Word About Repaint
  • Animation
  • Copying Bitmaps over Themselves
  • Double Buffering
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Conclusion
• Chapter 7: Text and Geometric Graphics
  • Drawing Text
  • Drawing Geometry
  • Conclusion
• Chapter 8: The Graphical User Interface
  • Key Events
  • Soft Buttons
  • Forms and Screens
  • Third-Party GUI Packages
  • Conclusion
• Chapter 9: The Game API
  • The Game API
  • GameCanvas
  • The Layer
  • Sprite
  • Tile Graphics Explained
  • TiledLayer
  • LayerManager
  • A Simple Example
  • Another Example
  • Conclusion
• Chapter 10: Sound and Music
  • What is MIDI?
  • The Media API
  • A Simple Example
  • Conclusion
• Chapter 11: Odds and Ends
  • Persistent Storage
  • Random Numbers
  • Collection Classes
  • TimerTasks and Threads
  • Telling Time
  • Conclusion
• Chapter 12: Putting it all Together
  • The Mobile Game Development Process
  • Attack of the FLARB
  • Running on Hardware
  • Debugging on Hardware
  • Conclusion
• Chapter 13: Wireless Networking with HTTP
  • The Wireless Network
  • So Who Cares?
  • Hypertext Transfer Protocol
  • The Generic Connection Framework
  • A Simple Example
  • Conclusion
• Chapter 14: Wireless Networking with TCP/IP
  • Internet Game Programming
  • Sockets
  • Sockets and the GCF
  • A Simple Example
  • Conclusion
• Chapter 15: Optimizing Your Game
  • How to Time Your Code
  • Basic Tips
  • Obfuscation
  • Basic Graphics Optimizations
  • Conclusion
• Chapter 16: MIDlet Distribution
  • Via the Web
  • Retail
  • Over the Air
  • Publishers and Aggregators
  • Conclusion
• Appendix A: JBuilder Mobile Edition
  • Installation
  • Your First JBuilder Project
  • Conclusion
• Appendix B: J2ME vs. BREW
  • What is BREW?
  • Moving From J2ME to BREW
  • Conclusion
• Index
  • Index_A
  • Index_B
  • Index_C
  • Index_D
  • Index_E
  • Index_F
  • Index_G
  • Index_H
  • Index_I
  • Index_J
  • Index_K
  • Index_L
  • Index_M
  • Index_N
  • Index_O
  • Index_P
  • Index_R
  • Index_S
  • Index_T
  • Index_U
  • Index_V
  • Index_W
  • Index_Z
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Listings