Source Code: Github
Language: Java
Platform: Android Studio
The simple app project, is basically my platform for learning more about android app development, and java in particular. Currently, the app is just a basic flocking algorithm done in the android environment. I had done some simple app development in college, one of the assignment’s I did was creating a minesweeper game, but I didn’t really get enough time to understand the language that well, and most of the online tutorials only imparted how to, rather than why to. So, through the simple app project, I learned how android development works, and the unique features of the language. Compared to other programs, Android is very encapsulated. Every state is separate from every other state. The menu would not be coded in the same activity as the main gameplay. I was also annoyed, at first, to discover how much threading plays a part in android development. It was something I never had to consider developing for the PC.
What do you think?