PlayStation®Mobile Development Cookbook

Table of Contents

• Preface

• Chapter 1: Getting Started
• Introduction
• Accessing the PlayStation Mobile portal
• Installing the PlayStation Mobile SDK
• Creating a simple game loop
• Loading, displaying, and translating a textured image
• "Hello World" drawing text on an image
• Deploying to PlayStation certified Mobile Android devices
• Deploying to a PlayStation Vita
• Manipulating an image dynamically
• Working with the filesystem
• Handling system events

• Chapter 2: Controlling Your PlayStation Mobile Device
• Introduction
• Handling the controller's d-pad and buttons
• Using the Input2 wrapper class
• Using the analog joysticks
• Handling touch events
• Using the motion sensors
• Creating onscreen controls for devices without gamepads
• Configuring an Android application to use onscreen controls

• Chapter 3: Graphics with GameEngine2D
• Introduction
• A game loop, GameEngine2D style
• Creating scenes
• Adding a sprite to a scene
• Creating a sprite sheet
• Using a sprite sheet in code
• Batching a sprite with SpriteLists
• Manipulating a texture's pixels
• Creating a 2D particle system

• Chapter 4: Performing Actions with GameEngine2D
• Introduction
• Handling updates with Scheduler
• Working with the ActionManager object
• Using predefined actions
• Transitioning between scenes
• Simple collision detection
• Playing background music
• Playing sound effects

• Chapter 5: Working with Physics2D
• Introduction
• Creating a simple simulation with gravity
• Switching between dynamic and kinematic
• Creating a (physics!) joint
• Applying force and picking a physics scene object
• Querying if a collision occurred
• Rigid body collision shapes
• Building and using an external library

• Chapter 6: Working with GUIs
• Introduction
• "Hello World" – HighLevel.UI style
• Using the UI library within a GameEngine2D application
• Creating and using hierarchies of widgets
• Creating a UI visually using UIComposer
• Displaying a MessageBox dialog
• Handling touch gestures and using UI effects
• Handling language localization

• Chapter 7: Into the Third Dimension
• Introduction
• Creating a simple 3D scene
• Displaying a textured 3D object
• Implementing a simple camera system
• A fragment (pixel) shader in action
• A vertex shader in action
• Adding lighting to your scene
• Using an offscreen frame buffer to take a screenshot

• Chapter 8: Working with the Model Library
• Introduction
• Importing a 3D model for use in PlayStation Mobile
• Loading and displaying a 3D model
• Using BasicProgram to perform texture and shader effects
• Controlling lighting using BasicProgram
• Animating a model
• Handling multiple animations
• Using bones to add a sword to our animated model

• Chapter 9: Finishing Touches
• Introduction
• Opening and loading a web browser
• Socket-based client and server networking
• Accessing (Twitter) data over the network using REST and HttpWebRequest
• Copying and pasting using Clipboard
• Embedding and retrieving a resource from the application assembly
• Configuring your application using PublishingUtility
• Creating downloadable content (DLC) for your application

• Appendix: Publishing Your Application
• Introduction

• Index