Learn iPhone and iPad Cocos2d Game Development

The Leading Framework for Building 2D Graphical and Interactive Applications
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4302-3303-9
Verlag: Apress

Buch, Englisch, 416 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 588 g

provides a rock-solid introduction to the cocos2d iPhone game engine and related tools. It focuses on the process of creating several games made entirely with cocos2d and little-to-no iPhone SDK and OpenGL code. By creating 2-3 sample games over the course of the book, you'll learn key concepts of the cocos2d game engine and relevant tools like Zwoptex (TextureAtlas), ParticleDesigner (Particle Effects), and others.

The example games are modeled after popular App Store games so that they are relevant, recognizable, and immediately fun and inspiring. The games increase in complexity and highlight common recurring cocos2d beginner questions. As you move along, you'll learn about possible stumbling blocks and how to navigate them successfully. As you move from beginning to advanced, you'll encounter general game programming wisdom, tips for performance improvement, as well as pointers to alternative implementations and further reading.

It is assumed that the reader has previous programming knowledge but not necessarily with Objective-C. Related topics such as Xcode, Objective-C, the iPhone SDK, and OpenGL are only discussed where absolutely necessary.

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Itterheim, Steffen

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Macintosh Programmierung
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Spiele-Programmierung, Rendering, Animation
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Handheld Programmierung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction
2. Getting Started
3. Essentials
4. Your First Game
5. Game Building Blocks
6. Sprites In-Depth
7. Scrolling with Joy
8. Shoot ’em Up
9. Particle Effects
10. Working with Tilemaps
11. Isometric Tilemaps
12. Physics Engines
13. Pinball Game
14. Game Center
15. Out of the Ordinary

Über Autor(innen)

Steffen Itterheim is a professional games and tools developer. He has worked for Electronic Arts Phenomic for the past seven years. Be it scripting, programming, or foreign languages, he's done it all. He has extensive experience with game localization including non-western languages and locales, and he also knows the Lua scripting language inside and out. He learned English by watching too much American television. Steffen currently lives in Ingelheim, Germany.