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 Rapid Android Development
Build Rich, Sensor-Based Applications with Processing

Daniel Sauter

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 Contents

Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . ?
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?

Part I — Getting Started with

the Touch Screen and Android Sensors
1. Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . ?
Install the Required Software ?
Write Your First Android Sketch ?
Run a Sketch in the Android Emulator ?
Run a Sketch on an Android Device ?
Wrapping Up ?

2. Working with the Touch Screen Display . . . . . . ?

Introducing the Android Touch Screen ?
Using Colors ?
Use Mouse Speed to Control Hues ?
Introducing the Ketai Library ?
Install the Ketai Library ?
Working with the KetaiGesture Class ?
Detect Multitouch Gestures ?
Wrapping Up ?

3. Using Motion and Position Sensors . . . . . . . ?

Introducing the Device Hardware and Software Layers ?
Introducing Common Android Sensors ?
Working with the KetaiSensor Class ?
List the Built-In Sensors on an Android Device ?
Display Values from the Accelerometer ?
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Display Values from Multiple Sensors ?

Build a Motion-Based Color Mixer and Palette ?
Save a Color ?
Build a Palette of Colors ?
Erase a Palette with a Shake ?
Wrapping Up ?

Part II — Working with Camera and Location Devices

4. Using Geolocation and Compass . . . . . . . . ?
Introducing the Location Manager ?
Working with the KetaiLocation Class ?
Setting Sketch Permissions ?
Determine Your Location ?
Working with the Location Class ?
Determine the Distance Between Two Locations ?
Determine the Speed and Bearing of a Moving Device ?
Find Your Way to a Destination ?
Find a Significant Other (Device) ?
Wrapping Up ?

5. Using Android Cameras . . . . . . . . . . ?

Introducing the Android Camera and APIs ?
Working with the KetaiCamera Class ?
Display a Back-Facing Camera Full-Screen Preview ?
Toggle Between the Front- and Back-Facing Cameras ?
Snap and Save Pictures ?
Superimpose and Combine Images ?
Detect and Trace the Motion of Colored Objects ?
Detect Faces ?
Wrapping Up ?

Part III — Using Peer-to-Peer Networking

6. Networking Devices with Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . ?
Working with Wi-Fi on Android Devices ?
Working with Networking Classes ?
Using the Open Sound Control Networking Format ?
Network an Android with a Desktop PC ?
Share Real-Time Data ?
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Network a Pair of Androids for a Multiplayer Game ?

Wrapping Up ?

7. Peer-to-Peer Networking Using Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Direct . . ?

Introducing Short-Range Networking and UI Classes ?
Working with the KetaiBluetooth Class ?
Introducing Bluetooth ?
Working with the Android Activity Life Cycle ?
Connect Two Android Devices via Bluetooth ?
Create a Survey App Using Bluetooth ?
Working with Wi-Fi Direct ?
Use Wi-Fi Direct to Control Remote Cursors ?
Wrapping Up ?

8. Using Near Field Communication (NFC) . . . . . . ?

Introducing NFC ?
Working with the KetaiNFC Class and NDEF Messages ?
Share a Camera Preview Using NFC and Bluetooth ?
Read a URL from an NFC Tag ?
Write a URL to an NFC Tag ?
Wrapping Up ?

Part IV — Working with Data

9. Working with Data . . . . . . . . . . . ?
Introducing Databases ?
Working with the Table Class and the File System ?
Working with Android Storage ?
Read a Tab-Separated Grocery List ?
Read Comma-Separated Web Color Data ?
Save User Data in a TSV File ?
Write Data to External Storage ?
Visualize Real-Time Earthquake Data ?
Add Vibes to the Earthquake App ?
Wrapping Up ?

10. Using SQLite Databases . . . . . . . . . . ?

Working with SQLite Databases ?
Working with the KetaiSQLite Class ?
Implement a Data Table in SQLite ?
Record Sensor Data into a SQLite Database ?
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Refine SQLite Results Using WHERE Clauses ?

Wrapping Up ?

Part V — Creating 3D Graphics and Cross-Platform Apps

11. Introducing 3D Graphics with OpenGL . . . . . . ?
Introducing 3D Graphics and OpenGL ?
Work with 3D Primitives and Lights ?
Apply an Image Texture ?
Use the Camera Preview as 3D Texture ?
Work with Spot and Point Lights ?
Use Custom Fonts and Large Amounts of Text ?
Wrapping Up ?

12. Working with Shapes and 3D Objects . . . . . . . ?

Working with the PShape Class ?
Working with SVG Graphics and Maps ?
Map the United States ?
An Architectural Model Loaded from an Object File ?
Create a Möbius Shape and Control It Using the Gyroscope ?
Use GPU Memory to Improve Frame Rate ?
Control a Virtual Camera with Your Gaze ?
Wrapping Up ?

13. Sharing and Publishing Applications . . . . . . . ?

Share Your Code ?
Brand Your App ?
Move Your App to Eclipse ?
Publish Your App to Google Play ?
Package Your App to Run in HTML5-Ready Browsers ?
Wrapping Up ?

A1. Miscellaneous Notes . . . . . . . . . . . ?

Android Version History ?
The Ketai Library Classes ?
Writing to a Text File on a Web Server ?
Troubleshooting ?

Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?