Games on Symbian OS

The first part of this book discusses the mobile games industry,and includes analysis of why the mobile industry differs from othersectors of the games market, a discussion of the sales of mobilegames, their types, the gamers who play them, and how the games aresold.The second part describes key aspects of writing games for Symbiansmartphones using Symbian C++ and native APIs. The chapters coverthe use of graphics and audio, multiplayer game design, the basicsof writing a game loop using Symbian OS active objects, and generalgood practice. There is also a chapter covering the use of hardwareAPIs, such as the camera and vibra.Part Three covers porting games to Symbian OS using C or C++, anddiscusses the standards support that Symbian OS provides,and someof the middleware solutions available. A chapter about the N-Gageplatform discusses how Nokia is pioneering the next generation ofmobile games, by providing a platform SDK for professional gamesdevelopers to port games rapidly and effectively.The final part of the book discusses how to create mobile games forSymbian smartphones using java ME, Doja (for Japan) or Flash Lite2. This book will help you if you are:* a C++ developer familiar with mobile development but new to thegames market* a professional games developer wishing to port your games to runon Symbian OS platforms such as S60 and UIQ* someone who is interested in creating C++, Java ME or Flash Litegames for Symbian smartphones.This book shows how to create mobile games for Symbian smartphonessuch as S60 3rd Edition, UIQ3 or FOMA devices. It includescontributions from a number of experts in the mobile gamesindustry, including Nokia's N-gage team, Ideaworks3D, andZingMagic, as well as academics leading the field of innovativemobile experiences.