{"product_id":"2940014290159","title":"Making Games For The iPad","description":"Attention: To Those Who Want to Make Money. Lots of Money.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDo You Want to Make Games For The iPad™ And Make Money For Yourself And For Your Future?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou're Not The Only One.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDear Apple® Aficionado,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo matter if you're a computer geek or someone who's just gotten an iPad™, you might be thinking to yourself, how can I come up with iPad™ games? After all, you see how much they cost and how much money you might be able to make.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy not?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut making games is for developers, isn't it? You need to be some sort of genius in order to make the sort of games that people will buy, don't you?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile that used to be the case, you don't have to study up too hard in order to make an iPad™ game that will rock the market. The truth is that there aren't many games out there just yet, so you're in a position to not only make an impact, but also to make a financial killing - so to speak.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo, what do you need to know in order to create games for the iPad™?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat Great Ideas Do You Have?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEven if you don't have any big ideas yet, \"Making Games for the iPad™\" will help you come up with the games that people will buy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the time a person gets a new gadget to the time he\/she trades it in for the new version, he's\/she's already thinking about ways that he\/she could make the gadget better. Whether it's by adding more games or by improving other components, he\/she always wants more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd that's where you will come in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, you will learn more about how to come up with the best idea possible for your iPad™ game.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    How to come up with the next big idea.\u003cbr\u003e    How to choose the best idea.\u003cbr\u003e    How to tell when you're ready to turn an idea into reality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile it might seem to be too big of a task to even think of an iPad™ game idea, you'd be surprised at how many possibilities there really are. You can even speak to the players… and we'll reveal how you can do that in this book too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe players already know what they want to buy, and they WANT to tell you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow Do You Plan This Out?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf course, no good ideas ever made it in the world without a good plan when they first started out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \"Making Games for the iPad™,\" we're also going to talk about the plans you need to make before you start putting your game ideas together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou will need to think about:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Planning the game sequences\u003cbr\u003e    Exploring the mechanics\u003cbr\u003e    Breaking up your tasks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen you use these ideas, you will be able to formulate a plan that will allow you to begin making your game idea something that will be ready for the consumer to use more quickly than you thought possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd if you're not familiar with how the iPad™ works, then you need to start getting well versed in this device.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(If you are already an iPad™ expert, then you can skip this section or use it as a refresher course).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou will learn about:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    How to play with your iPad™\u003cbr\u003e    The display\u003cbr\u003e    Capabilities as a Pocket PC\u003cbr\u003e    Multiplayer options\u003cbr\u003e    Sound and controls\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKnowing how these parts work together will allow you to create games that take full advantage of this beautiful machine. In \"Making Games for the iPad™,\" we don't want you to ever feel like the end result of your planning is a so-so game.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat Do You Need to Know How to Do?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou've seen how impressive the iPad™ is, and you also know that when something is impressive, it's also probably pretty complicated. AppleTM is like that, after all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInstead of feeling overwhelmed, take a deep breath. In \"Making Games for the iPad™,\" we're going to cover some of the things that you need to know and how to get help when it's needed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Creativity\u003cbr\u003e    Common sense\u003cbr\u003e    Hiring others\u003cbr\u003e    Doing the work on your own\u003cbr\u003e    Programming languages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut those are the basics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat about the software and how to manipulate it to be something that will work for your iPad™ game idea?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    iSmack\u003cbr\u003e    NetBeans\u003cbr\u003e    Unity\u003cbr\u003e    Photoshop\u003cbr\u003e    Cheetah 3D\u003cbr\u003e    Acid\u003cbr\u003e    Korg DS 10\u003cbr\u003e    Google Spreadsheets\u003cbr\u003e    Google Docs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEven if you don't recognize all of these software names, you will by the end of \"Making Games for the iPad™.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow Can I Market My New Release?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce you've made a great iPad™ game, you need to get people to buy it. You need to make sure that everyone who has wanted to see this game be created knows it's ready to be bought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere are some things you will learn in \"Making Games for the iPad™\":\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Word-of-mouth advertising\u003cbr\u003e    Freebies\u003cbr\u003e    Video ads\u003cbr\u003e    Viral advertising\u003cbr\u003e    How to keep sales go","brand":"Dawn Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47070590370032,"sku":"2940014290159","price":1.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014290159_p0.jpg?v=1763605197","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014290159","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}