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Contents at a Glance
Contents .............................................................................................................. v
About the Author ................................................................................................ ix
About the Technical Reviewer ............................................................................ x
Acknowledgments ............................................................................................. xi
Introduction ...................................................................................................... xii
■Chapter 1: A Simple First Game ....................................................................... 1
■Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Game Project ...................................................... 11
■Chapter 3: Explore the Game Application Life Cycle ..................................... 37
■Chapter 4: Quickly Build an Input-Driven Game ............................................ 65
■Chapter 5: Quickly Build a Frame-by-Frame Game ....................................... 95
■Chapter 6: Create Your Characters: Game Engine,
Image Actors, and Behaviors .................................................... 127
■Chapter 7: Build Your Game: Vector Actors and Particles ........................... 155
■Chapter 8: Building Your Game: Understanding Gestures and Movements . 181
■Chapter 9: Game Center and Social Media .................................................. 215
■Chapter 10: Monetizing via the Apple App Store ......................................... 237
■Chapter 11: A Completed View Belt Commander ........................................ 253
■Appendix A: Designing and Creating Graphics ............................................ 287
Index ............................................................................................................... 305
