About the Author
John Horton is a coding and gaming enthusiast based in the UK. He has a passion for
writing apps, games, books, and blog articles about coding, especially for beginners.
He is the founder of Game Code School, http://www.gamecodeschool.com, which
is dedicated to helping complete beginners to get started with coding, using the
language and platform that suits them best.
John sincerely believes that anyone can learn to code and that everybody has a game
or an app inside their mind, but they just need to do enough work to bring it out.
He has authored around a dozen technology books, most recently, the following:
• Android Game Programming by Example (https://www.packtpub.com/game-
development/android-game-programming-example)
• Learning Java Building Android Games (https://www.packtpub.com/game-
development/learning-java-building-android-games)
Thanks to Jo, Jack, James, Ray, and Rita.
Also to everybody at Packt Publishing who lent a hand with this
book: Edward Gordon, Divij Kotian, and Mrunmayee Patil. Thank
you for your continuous support throughout this journey.
