iPhone and iPad Game Development For Dummies

Goldstein, Neal

ISBN 10: 0470599103 / ISBN 13: 9780470599105

Published by John Wiley & Sons, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: iPhone and iPad Game Development For Dummies
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470599103
• ISBN 13: 9780470599105
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Here′s the scoop on building and marketing great games for the iPhone and iPad!

The iPhone and iPad are the hottest techno–gadgets on the market today, and games for it are even hotter. To help you cash in on the trend, this book shows what it takes to create a good iPhone and iPad game and how to get it into the App Store.

Neal Goldstein, leader of an iPhone app startup company, and his co–authors show you how to build a game that will sell, include quality graphics, market your game through the App Store, and more. Whether you′re a programming novice or an experienced developer looking to enter the game market, here′s how to get going.

• Games for the iPhone are among the hottest apps in Apple′s App Store
• Learn to build two game applications from beginning to end
• Written by successful mobile app developers, this guide begins with how to get started, including downloading the SDK and filling your toolbox
• Covers programming with Objective–C and Cocoa, what makes a good game, graphics, and creating good mobile apps
• Explains how to market your game through the App Store

iPhone and iPad Game Development For Dummies can start you on a fun hobby or a lucrative career.

Note: Apple′s iOS SDK tools are only accessible on Intel–powered Mac and MacBook devices.

About the Author

Neal Goldstein has a rock–star reputation among iPhone developers. He wrote iPhone Application Development For Dummies and frequently speaks at conferences.

Jon Manning and Paris Buttfield–Addison are the founders of Secret Lab, a game design company that builds fun things for iPhone and iPad when the principals aren′t playing games for research.