iOS 7 Game Development

Preface 1
Chapter 1: Updates on iOS 7 5
Redesigning the iOS 5
New APIs 7
Developing games for iOS 7 8
Framework for game development 8
Knowing about Sprite Kit 10
Benefits of Sprite Kit 10
Game controller support 11
Game center renovations 12
Summary 12
Chapter 2: Our First Sprite Kit Project 13
Sprite Kit basics 14
Anatomy of a Sprite Kit project 15
Scenes 16
Nodes 16
Node types 17
Actions 18
Game loop 19
Adding a background image to our game 22
Moving the character with actions 28
Adding infinite scrolling 29
Adding a score label 30
Summary 31

Chapter 3: Interacting with Our Game 33
Handling touches 33
Using gesture recognizers 36
Accelerometer 38
Physics engine 42
Physics simulation basics 42
Implementing the physics engine 44
Summary 47
Chapter 4: Animating Sprites 49
What is animation? 49
What is a texture atlas? 50
Adding animations to our project 51
Character states 56
Adding shield animations 58
Adding a parallax background 62
Summary 65
Chapter 5: Particle Effects 67
Particle emitters 67
First particle effect 68
Advanced physics 72
Scene transitions 78
Summary 80
Chapter 6: Adding Game Controllers 81
Native game controllers 82
Game controller basics 82
Using a controller in our game 85
Handling controller notifications 90
Adding sound and music 91
Summary 94
Chapter 7: Publishing to the iTunes App Store 95
Registering as a developer 95
Bundle ID 97
Provisioning profiles 98
Preparing our application for the App Store 99
Managing applications in iTunes Connect 100
Life after uploading 104
Summary 104
Index 105