LibGDX Blog Series Plan

1. Introduction to LibGDX

• What is LibGDX?
• Why choose LibGDX for game development?
• Supported platforms (Desktop, Android, iOS, HTML5)
• Setting up your development environment

2. Project Setup & Structure

• Creating a new LibGDX project with the setup tool
• Understanding the core and platform-specific modules
• Directory structure explained

3. Game Loop & Basic Rendering

• Understanding the ApplicationListener lifecycle
• Rendering shapes and sprites
• Working with the SpriteBatch

4. Asset Management

• Loading and managing textures
• Using the AssetManager for efficient loading
• Handling different resolutions and scaling

5. Input Handling

• Keyboard and mouse input
• Touch and gesture handling
• Implementing an InputProcessor

6. Working with Scenes and UI

• Introduction to Scene2D
• Creating actors and stages
• Building UI with Scene2D.UI

7. Game Physics & Collision Detection

• Using Box2D for physics simulation
• Simple collision detection without Box2D
• Implementing basic game mechanics

8. Audio in LibGDX

• Playing sound effects and background music
• Controlling volume and looping
• Audio performance tips

9. Animation

• Sprite sheet animations
• Using Animation class
• Integrating Spine animations

10. Advanced Topics

• Shader programming in LibGDX
• Particle effects
• Optimizing performance

11. Deployment

• Exporting for desktop
• Deploying to Android and iOS
• Running in browsers with GWT (HTML5)

12. Final Project: Building a Complete Game

• Planning the game architecture
• Implementing core gameplay
• Polishing and publishing