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J2ME Games with MIDP 2

AUTHOR Hamer, Carol
PUBLISHER Apress (06/04/2004)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)
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Java 2ME (Micro Edition) is the client-side Java development platform for building wireless Java-based cell phone and PDA applications. This book specifically addresses the challenge and fun of building game applications for these kinds of portable devices.

This book shows you how to use J2ME for developing wireless phone and PDA game applications using the latest MIDP 2 specification. "J2ME Games with MIDP 2" is the next level book. First read Jonathan Knudsen's "Wireless Java: Developing with J2ME, Second Edition" (Apress, 2003) and then follow this book with David Croft's "Advanced Java Game Programming" (Apress, forthcoming) for a complete game developer's experience.
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ISBN-13: 9781590593820
ISBN-10: 1590593820
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 287
Carton Quantity: 14
Product Dimensions: 7.04 x 0.78 x 9.38 inches
Weight: 1.30 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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Computers | Languages - Java
Computers | Programming - Games
Computers | Software Development & Engineering - General
Dewey Decimal: 794.815
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Hamer shows readers how to use J2ME for developing wireless phone and PDA game applications using the latest MIDP 2 specification, and specifically addresses the challenge and fun of building game applications for these kinds of portable devices.
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Java 2ME (Micro Edition) is the client-side Java development platform for building wireless Java-based cell phone and PDA applications. This book specifically addresses the challenge and fun of building game applications for these kinds of portable devices.

This book shows you how to use J2ME for developing wireless phone and PDA game applications using the latest MIDP 2 specification. "J2ME Games with MIDP 2" is the next level book. First read Jonathan Knudsen's "Wireless Java: Developing with J2ME, Second Edition" (Apress, 2003) and then follow this book with David Croft's "Advanced Java Game Programming" (Apress, forthcoming) for a complete game developer's experience.

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Author: Hamer, Carol
Carol Hamer received her Ph.D. In Number Theory from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Since then, she has worked as a software engineer for ten years in the U.S., France, and Switzerland, including three years working for In-Fusio Mobile Games.

Carol has written three books on mobile game programming for Apress: J2ME Games with MIDP2, Creating Mobile Games, and Learn BlackBerry Games Development. She writes a blog called A Little Bitty Java (http: //bittyjava.wordpress.com/) with programming ideas, troubleshooting tips, and code samples.

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