Overview
- Allows novice programmers to start creating Android apps quickly thanks to Processing’s simplicity
- Experienced users can learn new techniques in 2D and 3D graphics and integration with complex apps
- Covers development not only for smartphones and tablets, but also for smartwatches and VR
- Learn how to access and use sensor data, and integrate it with your visual concept
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About this book
Processing for Android walks you through the steps of taking an initial idea to a final app. With this book, you will be able to write engaging apps with interactive visuals driven by motion and location information obtained from the device’s sensors; including health data from the wearer, like step count and heart rate.
An advantage of Processing for Android over more complex programming environments is the ability for users to focus on the interactions and visual output of their code rather than in the implementation details of the Android platform. This book goes through a comprehensive series of hand-on projects, ranging from simple sketches to more complex projects involving sensors and integration with larger apps. It also covers important aspects such as exporting your Processing projects as signed apps are ready to upload to the Google Play store and be share with the world!
What You'll Learn
- Write apps and live wallpapers for smartphones and tablets
- Design and implement interactive watch faces
- Create Virtual Reality experiences for Cardboard devices
- Integrate Processing sketches into larger apps and Android Studio
- Export projects as completed apps ready to distribute through Google Play Store
Who This Book Is For
Artists, designers, students, researchers, and hobbyists who are not necessarily Android experts, but are looking to write mobile apps that make creative use of interactive graphics, sensor data, and virtual reality.
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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First Steps with Processing for Android
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Drawing and Interaction
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Sensors
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Wearables and Watch Faces
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3D and VR
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Processing for Android
Book Subtitle: Create Mobile, Sensor-Aware, and VR Applications Using Processing
Authors: Andrés Colubri
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2719-0
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Copyright Information: Andr�s Colubri 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-2719-0Published: 02 November 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 381
Number of Illustrations: 47 b/w illustrations, 145 illustrations in colour
Topics: Computer Graphics, Programming Techniques, Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks