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iOS 9 Game development Essentials

You're reading from   iOS 9 Game development Essentials Design, build, and publish an iOS game from scratch using the stunning features of iOS 9

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2015
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ISBN-13 9781784391430
Length 224 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. The Swift Programming Language 2. Structuring and Planning a Game Using iOS 9 Storyboards and Segues FREE CHAPTER 3. SpriteKit and 2D Game Design 4. SceneKit and 3D Game Design 5. GameplayKit 6. Exhibit the Metal in Your Game 7. Publishing Our iOS Game 8. The Future of iOS Game Development Index

An iOS app's lifecycle

Before we move on to working with storyboards, segues, and the foundation of our game apps, it's best we go over the overall lifecycle of an iOS app as it's important to know the entry points of our code and various objects/structures of our apps.

Insert app lifecycle imagery here before we move on to working with storyboards, segues, and the foundation of our game apps. It's best we go over the overall lifecycle of an iOS app as it's important to know the entry points of our code and various objects/structures of our apps.

Anyone who has worked with C/C++, Java, or other languages will be familiar with the main() function. The main() function is used to designate your program's main entry point. The preceding example is how Apple designates the typical main function for apps. Essentially what this...

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