Beginning iOS 5 Games Development

by Jordan, Lucas

• ISBN13: 9781430237105
• ISBN10: 1430237104
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-11-23
• Publisher: Apress

Summary

Game apps on iPhone and now iPad remain one of the most popular type of apps in the Apple iTunes App Store (Does Angry Birds ring a bell?). What you were once able to do just for the iPhone (and iPod touch) is now possible for the popular iPad, using the new iOS 5 SDK .   Beginning iPhone 5 Games Developmentprovides a clear path for you to create games for the iOS 5 platform-the iPad, iPhone, and iPad touch. You'll learn how to use the core classes to create game apps, including graphics, animations, and sound. The latest version of Xcode will be used in parts of the book to guide you along the way of building your apps. Other topics include nitration with Game Center, persisting user data, and designing a compelling user experience. After reading this book, you'll come away with the skills and techniques for building a game app, top to bottom. What you'll learn How to use UIViews to display game assets How to leverage Core Animation to simplify animations How to create frame-by-frame animations for action games How to play sound using media classes How to integrate with Game Center and other social media services How to use Core Data to persist game state Who this book is for This book is for new iOS developers who want to create compelling 2D games. A basic understanding of Xcode and Objective-C is assumed.

Table of Contents

Introduction and HelloGame

Setting Up your Game App Project

Explore the Game App Life cycle

Quickly Build an Input Driven Game

Quickly Build a Frame by Frame Game

Build Your Game: Game Engine, Image Actors, and Behaviors

Build Your Game: Vector Actors and Particles

Build Your Game: Understand Gestures and Movements

Build Your Game: Apple's Game Center and Social Media

A Complete Example: Belt Commander

Design and Create Graphics

Monetizing via the Apple App Store

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