Programming Games for Android

Okay, then let's start with the installation of the tools first. And I do not know if you have the tools or not to work if you have in the past some development for Android or if you wanted to schedule something in the past I'll show case and if you have it, great. We will work with games for Android and we will need to use the Android SDK tools to build applications for Android.

One of the best IDE you can use for this purpose is the Android Studio, is the most easily puts you what, is the semi-official Android IDE. And download it you will greatly facilitate life. And they left behind those days when you had to download the Android SDK, open rare applications and configure plugins. This two steps you are done and you're done. If someone says 'I already have the Android SDK installed' or 'I prefer to use IDEA' or

I prefer to use Eclipse' great, but I will show you more than anything recommendation and because it is the easiest puts the Android Studio. Lower it is very easy from the Android Developers website in developer.android.com. Let's Set up Android Studio and offers the download. In my case the download is for Mac. Android Studio is cross-platform so if you're on another platform will show downloading your case. Read the terms,

you give what I've read and download. Android Studio downloading takes time because it is a bit big package so you have to take time to download this because it will take some time. While going down here out the instructions of what to do once you download to install. In the case of Mac get this, in the case of Windows you have to use the installation wizard that is downloaded, and in the case of Linux you download a Zip that

It can be extracted anywhere. It is such a long discharge do not recommend that when in a hurry. I have a trick is that I have it here on the desk. I'll show you how I install it in my case. This depends on each platform. In the case of Mac it is as easy as dragging the Android Studio to the Applications folder so that it is installed. But if you're on Linux you must remove the Zip folder of your choice. And if you're on Windows,

you will have to use the installer is provided and that leaves everything so done in this case. Once you copied to the folder Applications, simply open it and with that we will begin to set. It will ask some questions, as you will see. I say yes. And the Android Studio, one of the advantages is that it is based on the IDEA IDE, IntelliJ. That makes it robust, powerful and very usable. If you have used IDEA is an IDE

quite comfortable to use for all the things you have. The installation wizard is this. Simply will help you configure the Android SDK, that is what it takes to compile Android, because it has libraries, compilers, and all that is needed to work, both drivers and everything. In this step, if you do not want to complicate your life dale standard. If you give more Custom will ask things like what combination of

colors you want to use, what IDE want to use. In my case I will give Standard for not complicate my life. In this case I do not know if you are installing the Android SDK because I have it installed and I have not taken the trouble to uninstall it. If you have not, to give Next will down all packages. Before continuing it is important to write down the location of the wizard because it is where you are installing the Android SDK or where

you already have installed. When we lower the generator libgdx projects will have to put this route. This is where you have the SDK and if you get into that folder you will find everything that has to do with the SDK, libraries, compilers ... in my case as I have it, I give Finish and nothing else. It gets installed some things but otherwise is to leave and wait for it to finish.