BlackBerry smart phones arent just for business. In fact, throw away that boring spreadsheet, tear up that yearly budget reportthe BlackBerry is a lean, mean game-playing machine.Carol Hamer and Andrew Davison, expert software game developers, show you how to leverage the BlackBerry Java Development Environment (based on Java ME) to design and create fun, sophisticated game applications from role playing to dueling with light sabers. The BlackBerry: not as clumsy or as random as a blasteran elegant device, for a more civilized age.

In this book, Carol and Andrew give you the professional techniques you need to use music, 2D and 3D graphics, maps, and game design patterns to build peer-to-peer games, role playing games, and more for the BlackBerry.

Carol Hamer received her Ph.D. in number theory from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Since then, she has worked as a software engineer for 10 years in the U.S., France, and Switzerland, including three years working for In-Fusio Mobile Games. Carol has written three books on mobile game programming for Apress: J2ME Games with MIDP2, Creating Mobile Games, and Learn BlackBerry Games Development. She writes a blog called A Little Bitty Java (http://bittyjava.wordpress.com) with programming ideas, troubleshooting tips, and code samples.

Gaming on BlackBerry.- BlackBerry Application Basics.- Game Graphics and Events with MIDP and RIM Classes.- Adding a Professional Look and Feel.- Security and Selling Your Game.- Swingin Light Saber.- Play a Live Opponent with SMS.- Using Scalable Vector Graphics.- Creating Role-Playing Games on the Internet.- Remotely Drive a (Toy) Sports Car.- Fox and Hounds.- Introducing 3D with JSR 239.