Paul Zirkle – författare

If you want to create games for the iPhone, you'll find this book packed with guidelines on the basics of game development, the fundamentals of iPhone programming, special graphics and audio needs for games, tips on handling in-game physics, strategies for AppStore publication, and much more. "iPhone Game Development" details the process with lots of examples, and provides plug-in classes to compensate for the iPhone's lack of support for certain areas of game programming. Throughout the book, the authors stress the importance of good performance and response time, and include numerous tips and alternative suggestions for maximizing performance in different types of games. Topics include: Basics of Objective-C and iPhone programming with XCode; How to create a robust, scalable framework for a game; Considerations for adapting the iPhone interface to games; 2D and 3D graphics; Animation and integrating with a physics engine; Music and audio effects; Menus and controls; and, Publishing to the AppStore.

What do you need to know to create a game for the iPhone? Even if you''ve already built some iPhone applications, developing games using iPhone''s gestural interface and limited screen layout requires new skills. With iPhone Game Development, you get everything from game development basics and iPhone programming fundamentals to guidelines for dealing with special graphics and audio needs, creating in-game physics, and much more.Loaded with descriptive examples and clear explanations, this book helps you learn the technical design issues particular to the iPhone and iPod Touch, and suggests ways to maximize performance in different types of games. You also get plug-in classes to compensate for the areas where the iPhone''s game programming support is weak.

Learn how to develop iPhone games that provide engaging user experiencesBecome familiar with Objective-C and the Xcode suite of toolsLearn what it takes to adapt the iPhone interface to gamesCreate a robust, scalable framework for a game appUnderstand the requirements for implementing 2D and 3D graphicsLearn how to add music and audio effects, as well as menus and controlsGet instructions for publishing your game to the App Store