Java for App and Game development
Prerequisites
- Age: 12 – 17
- Skill Level: Intermediate – Advanced
- Experience in object-oriented programming and Java programming
- Basic knowledge in iOS app development
What You’ll Learn
- Advanced object-oriented programming
- Algorithms and creative problem solving
- Programming graphics, animation and audio
- Game programming and event handlers
- Recursion and advanced data structures
- Deploying programs to multiple platforms
Skill Level
What You’ll Create
- Use LibGDX, a powerful Java based graphics and game library, to create an application of your choice that you can target to Android, iPhone, the Web or PC
Skills and experience
Real-World Skills
- Prepare for the AP Computer Science Exam
- Learn Java programming
- Project planning and development
Software / Hardware
- Eclipse
- LibGDX
- Android SDK
Personal Development
- Master creative problem-solving skills
- Understand the benefits of critical thinking
- Make friends with other students who share your interests