Micro Java Game Development is your step-by-step guide to creating games for devices that support J2ME/MIDP. The material covers a full range of topics, from a tour of all available micro devices (PDAs, cell phones, and pagers) to a discussion of software standards that support J2ME (WAP, SMS, i-mode, and wireless enhancements such as Bluetooth) to an overview of J2ME extensions (Siemens Game API, NTT DoCoMo IAppli). Chapter by chapter, this book will guide you through the development of Micro Racer, a professional-level game | Table of Contents Micro Java Game Development By David Fox Roman Verhosek Publisher Addison Wesley Pub Date April 18 2002 ISBN 0-672-32342-7 Pages 576 Wireless games are always on and always with you and can reach a more massive audience than any other gaming platform in history. No programming language is as suited for micro games as Java 2 Micro Edition J2ME . Micro Java Game Development is your step-by-step guide to creating games for devices that support J2ME MIDP. The material covers a full range of topics from a tour of all available micro devices PDAs cell phones and pagers to a discussion of software standards that support J2ME WAP SMS i-mode and wireless enhancements such as Bluetooth to an overview of J2ME extensions Siemens Game API NTT DoCoMo I-Appli . Chapter by chapter this book will guide you through the development of Micro Racer a professional-level game. Brought to you by ownSky Table of Content Table of Trademarks. i Warning and Disclaimer. i Credits. ii Dedication . iii About the Author. iii Acknowledgments . iii Chapter 1. Introduction or Everything I Wanted to Know About Micro Java Gaming But Was Afraid to Ask .1 A New Era of This Book s A Bit About Game Show Me the Money Micro Game Business Part I Small Chapter 2. The Mobile A New Era of High-End Java Devices Set-Top Boxes Phones Personal Digital Assistants PDAs .24 Mobile Phones and Pagers . 31 Low-End Java Devices Smart Cards and Embedded Chips. 40 Summary. 41 Chapter 3. Big Games Small Your Competition . 42 WAP Games . 43 i-mode SMS J2ME MIDP J2ME Palm Games. 65 iAppli Games. 67 What Are You Waiting For . 74 Part II Before Between and Beyond Chapter 4. Wireless Standards How Data Goes To And Wireless The Wireless Application Protocol WAP .78 Server-Side WAP . 95 Handheld Device Markup Language HDML .102 WAP and
