creating android live wallpapers using andengine
DESCRIPTION
In this slides I explain why and how to use AndEngine, a 2D Android game framework, for creating live wallpapersTRANSCRIPT
ANDROID LIVEWALLPAPERSUSING ANDENGINE
BY / FERNANDO GARCÍA BERNAL @FEGABE
BAUG MeetUp #5, 15th Jan 2014
CONTENTS1. Who am I2. AndEngine basics3. Creating a Live Wallpaper4. Reasons for creating wallpapers5. Wait! I'm not a designer
WHO AM I?Freelance Mobile Developer
that is also trying to create its own apps like...
look for 'Sandra Arteaga'
MY LIVE WALLPAPERS
ANDENGINE, WHY?
The "native" way to implement wallpapers is so complex justto create attractive wallpapers with animations. You have to deal with SurfaceHolder, Canvas...
SOLUTION?AndEngine is a framework for creating 2D games, and is
perfect for creating wallpapers
ANDENGINEFree Android 2D OpenGL Game Engine
http://www.andengine.org
FEATURESScaling across various devices…Box2D Physics ExtensionTiledMapsParticleSystems...
Look for examples at Google Play: " "AndEngine examples
*
ANDENGINE COMPONENTS
+ ENTITY MODIFIERS= ALL YOU NEED
* Diagram taken from http://www.slideshare.net/ANDLABSMUNICH/andengine
DEMO TIME 1BASIC ANDENGINE SCENE
DEMO TIME 2MODIFY SCENE
DEMO TIME 3LET'S MOVE
DEMO TIME 4CONVERT INTO A WALLPAPER
download the code here bit.ly/wallpapers-code
WHAT'S NEXT?
RESOURCEShttp://www.andengine.org/forums/
(obvious...) http://stackoverflow.com/
LIVE WALLPAPER EXTENSIONIMPROVED
https://github.com/gigiigig/AndengineLiveWallpaperExtensionImproved
REASONS
Easier than appsReally fun to code
High competenceArtist required
MONETIZATION
ads
customizable wallpaper, then pricepersonal branding for artists
e.g: mrfarts: ,
LOOKING FOR ARTISTS?
deviantart google play
THANKS!if you have questions, .................................................................. ask!
if you liked the talk, ............................................................. tell me!
if you didn't like the talk, ................................ PLEASE! tell me why!
if you're planning to create a wallpaper, ............. great! contact me!
if you're looking for an android/iOS freelance, .. also looking for you!
CONTACT? FERNANDO /[email protected] / @FEGABEdownload me! & bit.ly/wallpapers-slides bit.ly/wallpapers-code