A new course on Building Android Games with OpenGL ES

Packt publishing has launched a new course Building Android Games with OpenGL ES I will be reviewing this course in a couple of days on my blog. Looks like an interesting course to me. Here is the Table of Contents from the course.

1. Getting Started with OpenGL ES [14:53 minutes]
   
   • Setting Up OpenGL ES in Eclipse
   • Creating an OpenGL ES Environment
   • Creating Your First Shaders
   • Loading and Compiling the Shaders


2. OpenGL ES Math [16:23 minutes]
   
   • OpenGL ES Matrix System
   • Vector Math
   • Projection Matrix and Camera View
   • Transformation Matrix - Scale and Translate
   • Transformation Matrix - Rotation and Final
   • Theory - Quaternions


3. Lighting [16:28 minutes]
   
   • Ambient Lighting
   • Diffuse Lighting
   • Specular Lighting
   • Directional Light
   • Point Light
   • Spot Light


4. Texturing [08:46 minutes]
   
   • Loading Textures
   • Creating New Shaders for Texturing
   • Drawing the Texture
   • Texture Filtering


5. Particle Systems [07:34 minutes]
   
   • Shaders for a Particle System
   • Adding a Particle System
   • Drawing the Particle System
   • Customizing the Particles


6. Breakout – Assets and UI [12:25 minutes]
   
   • Menu Screens
   • Game Interface
   • Creating the Bricks
   • Creating the Ball and Paddle
   • Sound Effects


7. Breakout – Gameplay [14:46 minutes]
   
   • Ball Movement
   • Paddle Input - Touch
   • Paddle Input - Accelerometer
   • Collisions - Broad Phase
   • Collisions - Narrow Phase
   • Scoring and Lives


8. Breakout – Finishing Touches [11:21 minutes]
   
   • Creating a Local HighScores Table
   • How to Publish Your Game
   • Optimization Techniques
   • How to Add In-App Purchases