Pro IOS 5 Games Development

iPhone and iPad game apps remain one of the most popular, if not the most popular, type of apps on the Apple iTunes App Store. Angry Birds and others have reshaped the way we play games. Version 5 of the iOS software development kit enables powerful game apps development. Pro iOS 5 Games Development refreshes your memory on the most important basics, and then delves into more advanced game apps development, including sensors, augmented reality and other game design and hardware considerations. With this book, you get the following: *2D game app design and development case studies which use cocos2d, Chipmunk phsics engine and more * Tips and tricks to adding multiplayer game elements and Augmented Reality (AR) into your game apps * Get an introduction into 3D game app design and development using Unity3D and more After reading Pro iOS 5 Games Development, you'll be able to code and design game apps like a pro!
What you'll learn * How to utilize Cocos2D and build a game app using it * How to utilize game physics using Chipmunk engine * How to use particle systems and effects * How to do tile based gaming * How to create an interactive story game * How to build a 2D scrolling game * How to integrate Augmented Reality (AR) into your game * How to use/integrate Game Center and other multiplayer gaming APIs * How to get into 3D iOS game app development using Unity Who this book is for This book is perfect for those who have read Beginning iPhone Games Development, or for anyone who has some basic game apps development experience using the iOS software development kit.