Learn to build a simple data-driven mobile game application using the power of Xamarin.Forms, ASP.NET, the Web API, and SignalR with this short book. In it you will build a cross-platform mobile application that targets both iOS and Android, connect your app with your database using Entity Framework, and implement real-time syncing functionality using SignalR.
Understanding Game Application Development starts by giving you an overview of the development tools, an installation guide, and a list of prerequisites. You will learn how to manage application flow, create your workspace, and set up your database. Next, you will see how to access data for handling CRUD operations and define the necessary API endpoints. Further, you will build a mobile application with Xamarin.Forms, both in iOS and in Android.
You will also understand the deployment and testing process as well as how to build a real-time leader board using ASP.NET MVC and SignalR. Finally, you will understand how to publish your source code on GitHub from Visual Studio 2017.

What You Will Learn
• Understand the basic concept and fundamentals of the technologies used for building the applications
• Set up your development environment
• Create a SQL database from scratch
• Implement a data access layer
• Define REST service endpoints using the Web API
• Deploy, test, and debug iOS and Android applications
• Push your source code to GitHub

Who This Book Is For

.NET developers who want to jump on mobile application development with Xamarin and learn with practical examples.

通过这本短书，你将学会利用Xamarin.Forms、ASP.NET、Web API和SignalR的力量构建一个简单的数据驱动的移动游戏应用。在书中，你将构建一个针对iOS和Android的跨平台移动应用，使用Entity Framework将你的应用与数据库连接起来，并使用SignalR实现实时同步功能。

了解游戏应用开发》一开始就向你介绍了开发工具的概况、安装指南和先决条件列表。你将学习如何管理应用流程，创建你的工作区，并设置你的数据库。接下来，你将看到如何访问数据以处理CRUD操作，并定义必要的API端点。此外，你将用Xamarin.Forms构建一个移动应用程序，包括在iOS和Android中。

你还将了解部署和测试过程，以及如何使用ASP.NET MVC和SignalR建立一个实时排行榜。最后，你将了解如何从Visual Studio 2017在GitHub上发布你的源代码。

你将学到什么

- 理解用于构建应用程序的技术的基本概念和基本原理

- 建立你的开发环境

- 从头开始创建一个SQL数据库

- 实现一个数据访问层

- 使用Web API定义REST服务端点

- 部署、测试和调试iOS和Android应用程序

- 将你的源代码推送到GitHub

本书适用对象

希望使用Xamarin进行移动应用开发并通过实际案例学习的.NET开发人员。