Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) is the Java runtime environment for today's mobile information devices including mobile phones and PDAs. This book specifically addresses the new MIDP 2.0 technology. This book features step-by-step examples in major game programming areas such as graphics, GUI, networking, tiles, animation, and sound. Additionally, the book goes into some detail about the business model of wireless game distribution, making this book not only a guide for programmers and engineers but also anyone interested in entering the wireless gaming market with the Java platform. The book features easy-to-understand example code for each major area of functionality in MIDP 2.0 and uses Sun's free Wireless Toolkit, so no expensive compilers or development environments are needed to get started.