Getting Started with SpriteKit

Key Features

• Learn the key concepts of game development in iOS
• Take advantage of SpriteKit to create your own games and improve your apps
• Follow the step-by-step chapters to create a complete product ready to submit to the App Store

Book Description

What you will learn

• Create and configure a SpriteKit project from scratch
• Load and manage the basic elements of games such as sprites, labels, and geometrical primitives
• Handle touch events, detect collisions, and play sound audio files
• Create complex elements, animate sprites, and run the parallax effect
• Complete your games with key components such as a main menu, transitions between scenes, a tutorial, and the ability to load and save data
• Increase the efficiency of your device using the accelerometer or by adding shaders, lights, and shadows
• Gain complementary techniques such as creating or finding audio resources, applying SpriteKit to apps, or using third-party tools

Who this book is for

Getting Started with SpriteKit is for beginner-level iOS developers who want to add an extra edge to their apps and create amazing games using SpriteKit. It doesn’t matter whether you have experience in iOS development or not as this book will show you the swift tricks you can use to create games.