John Horton - Android game programming by example

Hvard Kindem is a game developer from Norway who has a long-lived passion for games and game development. He started programming at an early age, which later resulted in an MSc in game technology. During his studies, Hvard became the founding member and CEO of Fallen Leaves Interactive, a group focusing on PC, Xbox, and Android development. The company made games for clients such as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and contributed to Games4Health.

Currently, Hvard is employed at the National Lottery Association in Norway, where he works as a concept developer. In order to find new exciting products for its about 2.8 million customers, he has, among other things, worked on and published multiple mobile games. Hvard remains an avid gamer, and when he is not busy releasing a new project, he loves to return to the old classics or spend the evenings playing his bass guitar.

I would like to thank my mentor, Simon McCallum, for always challenging me and pushing me toward new technologies. I would also like to thank my nephew and niece for being my motivation and allowing me to stay a kid forever; I love you guys! Last but not least, I would like to thank my partner in crime, Sara, for her support and striving for perfection.

Jos Rodriguez-Rivas is a young game developer. He loves to dream big about his future, often picturing himself as a head developer for a huge game company that he started. He first started developing games using RPG Maker VX Ace when he was in the eighth grade. As soon as he got into high school, he wanted to learn how to actually program a video game. He first learned Java with the libGDX framework, which allows him to port his games to both PC and Android. He is really into web design as well, and has designed two websites, one for his own company, Tiny Country Games (https://tinycountrygames.com/), and another for the Young Entrepreneurs Association of California, YEACAL (http://yeacal.org/). He enjoys learning new things, even if they don't directly relate to game development. For example, he likes to practice instruments such as the guitar, ukulele, and electric bass.

First of all, I would thank my computer science teacher, Mark Sheinberg, for always pushing me to improve my coding skills and learn new things. I would like to thank my best friend, Charli-Anne Hanna-Baker, for always supporting my work and keeping my morale high with her amazing attitude. Annika Paeta, thank you for giving me the opportunity of being the webmaster of YEACAL, which inspired me to learn ASP.NET and C#. Last but not least, I would like to thank my family for their constant support and love.