Class Central is learner-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

2D Game Development with libGDX

Amazon via Udacity

Go to class Write review

Overview

This course explores how to use LibGDX to build 2D games that run anywhere, from web browsers to mobile devices. We start with simple drawings, and then turn to simple animations, physics, and user input handling. Finally, we create a full game, called Icicles, where icicles rain down from the top of the screen, and the player must dodge them using the arrow keys or by tilting their phone.

Syllabus

Intro to Cross Platform Game Development

LibGDX allows you write a game and deploy it to Android and iOS devices, desktop computers and browsers.,Explore the functionality that the LibGDX game framework provides.

Intro to LibGDX

Import and your first LibGDX project.,Run it on your computer and Android device.,Learn the basic structure of a LibGDX game.

Drawing

Use the LibGDX ShapeRenderer object to draw some simple shapes (and some not-so-simple fractals).

Cameras and Viewports

Use a camera to focus the player's field of view on a portion of a larger game world.,Learn to use viewports to simplify camera management.

Movement

Create simple animations and physics effects by updating the game world over time.,Learn to break up a complex game into separate screens.

User Input

Handle key presses, touches, and accelerometer input.

Growing Icicles

Create the core of Icicles, including player controls.

Polishing Icicles

Add scoring, a head-up display, and a difficulty select screen.

Taught by

Jeremy Silver and Peter Heinrich

Reviews

5.0 rating, based on 1 Class Central review

Start your review of 2D Game Development with libGDX

Henry McGrath