Creating Android Live Wallpapers using AndEngine

I explain why and how to use AndEngine, a 2D Android game framework, for creating live wallpapers

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1. ANDROID LIVE WALLPAPERS USING ANDENGINE BY / FERNANDO GARCÍA BERNAL @FEGABE BAUG MeetUp #5, 15th Jan 2014
2. CONTENTS 1. Who am I 2. AndEngine basics 3. Creating a Live Wallpaper 4. Reasons for creating wallpapers 5. Wait! I'm not a designer
3. WHO AM I? Freelance Mobile Developer that is also trying to create its own apps like...
4. look for 'Sandra Arteaga' MY LIVE WALLPAPERS
5. ANDENGINE, WHY? The "native" way to implement wallpapers is so complex just to create attractive wallpapers with animations. You have to deal with SurfaceHolder, Canvas... SOLUTION? AndEngine is a framework for creating 2D games, and is perfect for creating wallpapers
6. ANDENGINE Free Android 2D OpenGL Game Engine http://www.andengine.org FEATURES Scaling across various devices… Box2D Physics Extension TiledMaps ParticleSystems... Look for examples at Google Play: " " AndEngine examples
7. * ANDENGINE COMPONENTS + ENTITY MODIFIERS = ALL YOU NEED * Diagram taken from http://www.slideshare.net/ANDLABSMUNICH/andengine
8. DEMO TIME 1 BASIC ANDENGINE SCENE
9. DEMO TIME 2 MODIFY SCENE
10. DEMO TIME 3 LET'S MOVE
11. DEMO TIME 4 CONVERT INTO A WALLPAPER download the code here bit.ly/wallpapers-code
12. WHAT'S NEXT? RESOURCES http://www.andengine.org/forums/ (obvious...) http://stackoverflow.com/ LIVE WALLPAPER EXTENSION IMPROVED https://github.com/gigiigig/AndengineLiveWallpaperExtensionImproved
13. REASONS Easier than apps Really fun to code High competence Artist required
14. MONETIZATION ads customizable wallpaper, then price personal branding for artists
15. e.g: mrfarts: , LOOKING FOR ARTISTS? deviantart google play
16. THANKS! if you have questions, .................................................................. ask! if you liked the talk, ............................................................. tell me! if you didn't like the talk, ................................ PLEASE! tell me why! if you're planning to create a wallpaper, ............. great! contact me! if you're looking for an android/iOS freelance, .. also looking for you! CONTACT? FERNANDO / FEGABE@GMAIL.COM / @FEGABE download me! & bit.ly/wallpapers-slides bit.ly/wallpapers-code