{"product_id":"9781430238140","title":"Learn cocos2d Game Development with iOS 5","description":"\u003cp\u003eCreate compelling 2D games with \u003cem\u003eLearn cocos2d Game Development with iOS 5\u003c\/em\u003e. This book shows you how to use the powerful cocos2d game engine to develop games for iPhone and iPad with tilemaps, virtual joypads, Game Center, and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  It teaches you: \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e   \u003cli\u003eThe process and best practices of mobile game development, including sprite batching, texture atlases, parallax scrolling, touch and accelerometer input. \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eHow to enhance your games using the Box2D and Chipmunk physics engines and other cocos2d-related tools and libraries. \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eHow to add UIKit views to cocos2d and how to add cocos2d to UIKit apps. \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eThe ins and outs of the Kobold2D development environment for cocos2d and its preconfigured libraries, including cocos3d and Lua. \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBest of all, \u003cem\u003eLearn cocos2d Game Development with iOS 5\u003c\/em\u003e will have you making games right from the very start. It guides you step-by-step through the creation of sample games. These fun examples are modeled after popular App Store games and teach you key concepts of the cocos2d game engine and relevant tools like TexturePacker (texture atlas), PhysicsEditor (physics collision shapes), Particle Designer (particle effects), Glyph Designer (bitmap fonts), and others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  This book offers a rock-solid introduction to creating games made entirely with cocos2d and little or no iOS 5 SDK and OpenGL code. It also details alternative implementations, identifies the best free and commercial tools for cocos2d game development, features coverage of the author’s improved cocos2d game engine (Kobold2D), and even helps you enhance your game’s marketability on the App Store.\u003c\/p\u003e  What you’ll learn\u003cul\u003e   \u003cli\u003eThe process and best practices of mobile game development, including sprite batching, texture atlases, parallax scrolling, touch and accelerometer input. \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eHow to enhance your games using the Box2D and Chipmunk physics engines and other cocos2d-related tools and libraries. \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eHow to add UIKit views to cocos2d and how to add cocos2d to UIKit apps. \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eThe ins and outs of the Kobold2D development environment for cocos2d and its preconfigured libraries, including cocos3d and Lua. \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  Who this book is for      \u003cp\u003e     The book is aimed at beginning game developers looking for an easier and even more powerful way to create compelling 2D graphics using OpenGL and Objective-C. It is assumed that the reader will have some knowledge of object-oriented programming and the Apple and iPhone\/iPad developer environment.         \u003c\/p\u003e     Table of Contents\u003col\u003e   \u003cli\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eGetting Started \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eEssentials \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eYour First Game \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eGame Building Blocks \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eSprites In-Depth \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eScrolling with Joy \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eShoot ’em Up \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eParticle Effects \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eWorking with Tilemaps \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eIsometric Tilemaps \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003ePhysics Engines \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003ePinball Game \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eGame Center \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eBest Tools for cocos2D Development \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eKobold2D Fundamentals \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eOut of the Ordinary \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124730020080,"sku":"9781430238140","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781430238140_p0.jpg?v=1763750886","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781430238140","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}