An easy-to-follow guide full of descriptive step-by-step procedures on how to develop a game for iOS. With each topic, a new challenge will be tackled to get a deeper knowledge of the Sparrow game framework and gain the skills to develop a complete mobile experience. This book is aimed at those who have always wanted to create their own games for iOS devices. Perhaps you've already dabbled in game development and want to know how to develop games for the Apple App Store, or maybe you have developed Objective-C apps in the past but you are new to game development. In either case, this book will help with descriptive examples and teach you to develop a game throughout its course. Some experience in Objective-C and a basic understanding of object-oriented programming are required.
What you will learn
Create display objects and learn how to render them on the screen
Animate objects on the screen
Develop your game for multiple devices such as the iPhone and the iPad
Organize your game into scenes and classes and build upon the iOS directory structure
Create and design the user interface utilizing the Sparrow API
Apply basic artificial intelligence to enemy objects to enhance the difficulty level of the game
Add finishing touches to your game with music and sound effects