Over 65 recipes that will help you create and develop amazing mobile applications! Overview Learn how you can create your own fantastic PlayStation®Mobile (PSM) applications Develop 2D games quickly and easily, complete with graphics, audio, and input Discover how to construct your own 3D world, import models, and even create texture and vertex shaders In Detail With the PlayStation®Mobile SDK you can create stunning games for the PlayStation®Vita and PlayStation™Certified devices (PS Certified devices). It includes everything you need to get started, including an IDE for developing your code and even an emulator to test your creations. "PlayStation®Mobile Development Cookbook"| is an exciting and practical collection of recipes that help you make the most of this exciting new platform. It provides you with everything you need to create complete 2D or 3D games and applications that fully unlock the potential of the SDK. After quickly covering the basics, you'll learn how to utilize input sources like touch, gamepads, and motion controls, and then move on to more advanced content like creating and animating 2D graphics, networking, playing sound effects and music, adding physics, and then finally jumping into the world of 3D. What you will learn from this book Discover how to handle multiple sources of input to really help you create something unique Load and animate sprites within your own 2D game to get up and running quickly with the SDK Harness the power of the GameEngine 2D library to make your workflow easier Add engaging physics to your game projects with amazing ease Learn how to play a variety of sound effects and music and increase player immersion Create and navigate a 3D world, taking your visuals to the next level Use 3D models and shaders to make your projects look stunning Add multiplayer functionality for exciting competitive and cooperative gameplay Approach Written as a series of engaging and practical recipes, this essential Cookbook has been meticulously designed and reviewed in order to provide you with the ultimate reference for PlayStation®Mobile development. Who this book is written for If you've got some prior experience with C# and want to create awesome projects for the PlayStation®Vita and PlayStation™Certified devices, then this book is for you.
The book does an excellent job of covering a wide range of topics like 2D, 3D, Physics, etc... But does so without a huge amount of depth. If you are looking for a full start to finish tutorial then you're kinda out of luck, as this is the only book about PSM. If, however, you are willing to put in some work learning how Sony's sample code works, this book will give you a great head start.I would recommend some object-oriented experience, as the book expects a bit of familiarity in the subject, though a tho..
I bought this book because I wanted to start developing for the PS Vita... and that's what it is all about. Some C# knowledge (or Java) would help you to start and this book will take you from that point to deploying your own apps/games on your PS Vita without wasting money (developers' tool and license are free right now!) or time. It doesn't get so heavy and practically covers everything on the PS (Controls, colors, sprites,...). On the other hand I think a second book would be helpful, or at least if you..
