Have you thought about building games for your cell phone or other wireless devices? Whether you are a first-time wireless Java developer, or an experienced professional— Beginning J2ME, Third Edition brings exciting wireless and mobile Java application development right to your door! This book will empower you with numerous topics: sound HTTPS support, user interface API enhancements, sound/music API, a Game API, 3D graphics, and Bluetooth. Further, this book is easy to read and includes many practical, hands-on, and ready-to-use code examples. You will not be disappointed.

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.