I decided to attempt to create an Android mobile application for our RLG 327 game. I have had very little experience creating Android applications in the past so this is a first time thing for me. To start out I had to figure out a way to compile C++ code on an Android device. There is a library called NDK which contains all the tools required to implement C++ within the Android application.

The graphics and user interface for this assignment were mostly written in Java, however, Java needs to communicate with the C++ code in order for the program to work.

In dungeon.h I implemented the singleton method that we learned in class in order to create a class dungeon_UI. This class contains mostly static methods (since there is only one instance) and it also contains a pointer to our dungeon structure. This class contains a method that converts our dungeons map of chars into a java string which can then be exported into our apps textview. One of the most difficult parts of this project was switching from using ncurses to just handling the inputs through buttons. Overall I learned a lot from this project.

I also included screenshots of application running on my phone for a quick idea of what it looks like. All the main C++ code for the program is located under app/src/main/jni

Also I haven't added the objects/inventory section of the dungeon yet because I haven't had enough time.

The full .apk file has been built and is under /app/build/outputs/apk/rlg327.apk It can be quickly transferred onto an Android device and ran.