Android Games Development

Undergraduate | 2026

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Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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Area/Catalogue
COGR 3003
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Course ID
205701
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Campus
Online, Mawson Lakes
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
School of Comp Sc & IT
Course coordinator
Course coordinator
Adam Jenkins
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Course level
3
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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No
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University-wide elective course
No
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
No

Course overview

In this course, using a recognised game development methodology, students will design and implement a game for use on the Android mobile platform. Content includes: Mobile game design methodology: role of programmers in the developer's team, conceptualization, design, prototyping and playtesting; Android Java development environment: project structure, build tools, cross compiling, emulators, debugging, library installation; Fundamentals of the Android platform using Java: the application lifecycle, activities, intents, user interface development; Android game engine fundamentals using Java: the game loop, touch input events, 2D sprite atlas and animation, 2D physics, 2D scene graphs, audio. Java network programming using sockets; Overview of advanced topics: Android native development, 3D.

Course learning outcomes

  • Develop software targeted at the Android mobile platform
  • Design games targeted at the Android mobile platform using a Java game engine
  • Generate simple 2D scenes on the mobile platform
  • Develop an Android mobile application that is networked using Java sockets

Availability

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Census date
Fri 27/03/2026
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Fri 13/03/2026
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Last day to W
Fri 10/04/2026
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Last day to WF
Fri 08/05/2026

Class details

Mawson Lakes

Class number
Class number 23102
Section
Section LE01
Size
Size 50
Available
Available 50
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
24 Feb - 14 Apr Tuesday 3:10pm - 4pm Mawson Lakes Building P, P1-14
5 May - 2 Jun Tuesday 3:10pm - 4pm Mawson Lakes Building P, P1-14
Class number
Class number 23103
Section
Section PR01
Size
Size 30
Available
Available 30
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
26 Feb - 16 Apr Thursday 1:10pm - 2pm Mawson Lakes Building F, F1-16/18
7 May - 4 Jun Thursday 1:10pm - 2pm Mawson Lakes Building F, F1-16/18
Class number
Class number 23104
Section
Section PR02
Size
Size 30
Available
Available 30
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
25 Feb - 15 Apr Wednesday 11:10am - 12pm Mawson Lakes Building F, F1-16/18
6 May - 3 Jun Wednesday 11:10am - 12pm Mawson Lakes Building F, F1-16/18

Prerequisite(s)

  • must have completed 1 of COMP2026 UO Applied Data Structures/COMP2033 Data Structures Essentials

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

  • must not have completed INFT3034 Android Games Development at the University of South Australia

Assumed knowledge

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