iOS Game Programming Cookbook

by Bhanu Birani, Chhavi Vaishnav

Overview

As mobile game development is increasing in popularity, iOS Game Programming Cookbook offers a cutting-edge platform for you to visualize and strengthen your game ideas and implementation. You will start by understanding the concepts of SpriteKit and implement them in your games. You will learn about the particle system, game center, and how to analyze game performance, followed by how to use SpriteKit's built-in physics simulation and integrate the physics world in the game with bodies that have joints and can detect collisions in your projects. Next, you will pump up the volume in your game by adding music with iCloud support.

Moving on, you will add various AI behaviors and obstacle avoidance in your games. You will also get the chance to refresh your mathematics and physics skills to get a deeper understanding of game AI. By the end of the book, you will have created a multiplayer game!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781784395575
Publisher:	Packt Publishing
Publication date:	03/25/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	300
File size:	16 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.

About the Author

Bhanu Birani has 5 years of experience in the software industry and a lifetime association with the technical industry. After years of programming experience in different programming languages, he started developing applications for iOS devices. He started software development along with his graduation and was really interested in learning the new technologies in the market. He then joined a software company and started developing games for them, focusing on artificial intelligence development in games.
He has also authored Application Development with Parse using iOS SDK and Getting Started with Flurry Analytics, both published by Packt Publishing.

Chhavi Vaishnav has more than 4 years of experience in the software industry. After her master's, she started working with IBM as a test engineer and then with extraordinary talent, she was promoted to the role of release manager in the organization. Despite being in the management profile, she has a relentless inclination towards iOS and mobility. She has contributed and worked on several projects directly and indirectly by strategizing and managing the technology in depth. She is a complete package for the organization with a get it done mindset.