Learn the principles of Game Mechanics and implement them with Sparrow's powerful framework
Build an entire game throughout the course of the book
This is a practical guide with step-by-step instructions to learn the art of mobile game development

Who This Book Is For

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

In Detail

Sparrow is a game framework with a focus on ease-of-use and current state-of-the-art technologies. The Sparrow game framework is intended for 2D games and multimedia applications and has built-in support for animation, managing objects on the screen, and touch support.

Sparrow iOS Game Framework Beginner's Guide aims to teach a complete overview on how to develop a mobile game for iOS using Objective-C as the programming language and the Sparrow game framework. Instead of teaching concepts separately, this book will take a methodical approach, taking you through the development of an entire game using Sparrow's powerful framework.

�ber die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Johannes Stein has been interested in software and game development for the better half of his life. He has used a variety of technologies, programming languages, and platforms. In the last few years, he worked as a freelancer using web and mobile technologies for a number of different companies and startups, working on several iOS apps and games. Among the technologies he uses are Sparrow, Cocos2D, and UIKit. He co-authored the book Irrlicht 1.7 Realtime 3D Engine Beginner's Guide, which was published in 2011 by Packt Publishing. He can be followed on Twitter @Stoney-FD.

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