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iOS Game Development By Example

You're reading from   iOS Game Development By Example Learn how to develop an ace game for your iOS device, using Sprite Kit

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2015
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785284694
Length 220 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Samanyu Chopra Samanyu Chopra
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Table of Contents (12) Chapters Close

Preface 1. An Introduction to Sprite Kit FREE CHAPTER 2. Scenes in Sprite Kit 3. Sprites 4. Nodes in Sprite Kit 5. Physics in Sprite Kit 6. Animating Sprites, Controls, and SceneKit 7. Particle Effects and Shaders 8. Handling Multiple Scenes and Levels 9. Performance Enhancement and Extras 10. Revisiting Our Game and More on iOS 9 Index

An introduction to Game Center

Games on iOS and OS X platforms can utilize Apple's social gaming network called Game Center. Game players can compare scores on a leaderboard, track achievements, invite friends, or start a multiplayer game through auto-matching. The Game Center is a part of the Game Kit, which has two other functionalities apart from the Game Center.

The Game Center allows devices to connect to the Game Center service and exchange information. The Game Center also makes sure to add the information in the leaderboards and achievements. One can also play a multiplayer game using the Game Center service.

The advantages of Game Center in a game

The Game Center handles user authentication, friends, leaderboards, achievements, challenges, multiplayer, turn-based gaming, and invitations. In a way, it could be said that game center provides us with server services that are related to social interaction; something like its networking system. Some advantages of using the Game Center...

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