{"product_id":"9780132911191","title":"The iOS Game Programming Collection (Collection)","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe iOS Game Programming Collection \u003c\/i\u003econsists of two bestselling eBooks:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e  \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Learning iOS Game Programming: A Hands-On Guide to Building Your First iPhone Game \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLearning Cocos2D: A Hands-on Guide to Building iOS Games with Cocos2D, Box2D, and Chipmunk    \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e Since the launch of the App Store, games have been the hottest category of apps for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. That means your best chance of tapping into the iPhone\/iPad “Gold Rush” is to put out a killer game that everyone wants to play (and talk about). While many people think games are hard to build, they actually can be quite easy, and this collection is your perfect beginner’s guide.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLearning iOS Game Programming \u003c\/i\u003ewalks you through every step as you build a 2D tile map game, \u003ci\u003eSir Lamorak’s Quest: The Spell of Release \u003c\/i\u003e(which is free in the App Store). You can download and play the game you’re going to build while you learn about the code. You learn the key characteristics of a successful iPhone game and important terminology and tools you will use. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eLearning Cocos2D \u003c\/i\u003ewalks you through the process of building \u003ci\u003eSpace Viking \u003c\/i\u003e(which is free on the App Store), a 2D scrolling game that leverages Cocos2D, Box2D, and Chipmunk. As you build Space Viking, you’ll learn everything you need to know about Cocos2D so you can create the next killer iOS game. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis collection helps you\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Plan high-level game design, components, and difficulty levels \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Use game loops to make sure the right events happen at the right time \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Render images, create sprite sheets, and build animations \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Use tile maps to build large game worlds from small reusable images \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Create fire, explosions, smoke, sparks, and other organic effects \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Deliver great sound via OpenAL and the iPhone’s media player \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Provide game control via iPhone’s touch and accelerometer features \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Craft an effective, intuitive game interface \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Build game objects and entities and making them work properly \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Detect collisions and ensuring the right response to them \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Polish, test, debug, and performance-tune your game  \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Install and configure Cocos2D so it works with Xcode 4 \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Build a complete 2D action adventure game with Cocos2D \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Build your game’s main menu screen for accessing levels \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Use Cocos2D’s Scheduler to make sure the right events happen at the right times \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Use tile maps to build scrolling game levels from reusable images \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Add audio and sound effects with CocosDenshion--Cocos2D’s sound engine \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Add gravity, realistic collisions, and ragdoll effects with Box2D and Chipmunk physics engines \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Add amazing effects to your games with particle systems \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Leverage Game Center in your game for achievements and leader boards \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Squeeze the most performance from your games  \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47108781048048,"sku":"9780132911191","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780132911191_p0.jpg?v=1763640727","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780132911191","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}