Sams (December 2, 2004)
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Beginning Mobile Phone Game Programming/by Michael Morrison (Author)
Description
Build several fully functional games as well as a game engine to use for programming cell phone and mobile games with Beginning Mobile Phone Game Programming! The included CD provides the tool, code and graphics necessary to complete all exercises covered in the chapters. Beginning Cell Phone Game Programming demystifies wireless game programming by providing clear, practical lessons using the J2ME Game API. You will learn how to use the most popular mobile programming language, Java, to build compact games that can run on any Java-enabled device, including mobile phones, pagers and handheld computers. You will also learn to add a splash screen, create a demo mode, keep track of high scores, and test, debug, and deploy your games.
Topics covered include:
* How to construct a game engine to drive mobile games.
* How to use Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) and the Java Game API to get the most performance out of your mobile games.
* How to implement sprite animation and control interactions among moving sprites.
* How to play sound effects and music in mobile games.
* How to take advantage of wireless networks to build mobile multiplayer games.
* How to design and develop a variety of different games spanning several video games genres.

Book Description
Effective credit card fraud prevention programs can increase sales revenue while decreasing administration costs and fraud losses. Learn the techniques and strategies to feel secure about accepting credit cards.

About the Author
David Montague has worked as an executive consultant in the information technology, eCommerce, electronic payment and fraud prevention space for 11 years. He has held management and executive consulting positions with CyberSource Corporation, IBM Global Services and Watson Wyatt Worldwide. David has worked with hundreds of Merchants and Vendors in developing solutions to limit exposure to Credit Card Fraud in the Card not Present Space. He has defined portfolios of risk and fraud products and services that have proven highly effective at controlling fraud. David brings a strong education, with a Master\'s degree in Computer Resources and Information Management, coupled with more than 15 years of experience in developing and managing corporate technological implementations. He speaks regularly about eCommerce Fraud and has been a featured speaker at such events as: National Retail Federation (NRF) Fraud and Loss Prevention Conference 2003, San Antonio, TX Retail Week\'s Retail Solutions Show 2003, Birmingham England Retail Week\'s United Kingdom Risk Management Conference 2002 on "Building solutions to manage Card-not Present Fraud", London England CyberSABOTAGE 2002 conference on "Combating Online Fraud and Cybercrime", Miami FL Nestor Fraud Symposium 2000 on "Fraud in the eCommerce Market and building a solution to manage Risk" Newport, RI Multiple seminars and workshops around the world, including Microsoft Tech-Ed Europe 1999 on "Managing Multiple Applications under Windows"