iOS Swift Game Development Cookbook: Simple Solutions for Game Development Problems

Manning, Jonathon,Buttfield-Addison, Paris

ISBN 10: 1491920807 / ISBN 13: 9781491920800

Published by O'Reilly Media, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: iOS Swift Game Development Cookbook: Simple Solutions for Game Development Problems
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1491920807
• ISBN 13: 9781491920800
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Ready to make amazing games for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch? With Apple’s Swift programming language, it’s never been easier. This updated cookbook provides detailed recipes for a managing wide range of common iOS game-development issues, ranging from 2D and 3D math to SpriteKit and OpenGL to performance―all revised for Swift.

You get simple, direct solutions to common problems found in iOS game programming. Need to figure out how to give objects physical motion, or want a refresher on gaming-related math problems? This book provides sample projects and straightforward answers. All you need to get started is some familiarity with iOS development, Swift, and Objective-C.

• Design the architecture and code layout of your game
• Build and customize menus with UIKit
• Detect and respond to user input
• Use techniques to play sound effects and music
• Learn different ways to store information for later use
• Create 2D graphics with SpriteKit
• Create 3D graphics with SceneKit
• Add two-dimensional physics simulation
• Learn beginning, intermediate, and advanced 3D graphics with OpenGL
• Create challenges with artificial intelligence
• Take advantage of game controllers and external displays

About the Authors

Jon Manning is the co-founder of Secret Lab, an independent game development studio based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Jon Manning is a game designer and programmer who’s worked on all kinds of projects, ranging from iPad games for children to instant messaging clients. Jon is about to submit a PhD exploring the manipulation of online social networks.Jon is the world’s biggest Horse_ebooks fan (https://twitter.com/Horse_ebooks), and can be found on Twitter as @desplesda.

Paris Buttfield-Addison is a mobile app engineer, game designer, and researcher with a passion for making technology simpler and as engaging as possible. Paris recently submitted a PhD investigating how people use tablets for information management.