Sparrow iOS Game Framework Beginner's Guide
Create mobile games for iOS devices with the Sparrow iOS Game Framework
Published on 7. October 2025
274 pages
978-1-78216-151-6 (ISBN)
Description
Key Features
Book DescriptionAn easy-to-follow guide full of descriptive step-by-step procedures on how to develop a game for iOS. With each topic, a new challenge will be tackled to get a deeper knowledge of the Sparrow game framework and gain the skills to develop a complete mobile experience. This book is aimed at those who have always wanted to create their own games for iOS devices. Perhaps you've already dabbled in game development and want to know how to develop games for the Apple App Store, or maybe you have developed Objective-C apps in the past but you are new to game development. In either case, this book will help with descriptive examples and teach you to develop a game throughout its course. Some experience in Objective-C and a basic understanding of object-oriented programming are required.What you will learn
Create display objects and learn how to render them on the screen
Animate objects on the screen
Develop your game for multiple devices such as the iPhone and the iPad
Organize your game into scenes and classes and build upon the iOS directory structure
Create and design the user interface utilizing the Sparrow API
Apply basic artificial intelligence to enemy objects to enhance the difficulty level of the game
Add finishing touches to your game with music and sound effects
Who this book is for
Book DescriptionAn easy-to-follow guide full of descriptive step-by-step procedures on how to develop a game for iOS. With each topic, a new challenge will be tackled to get a deeper knowledge of the Sparrow game framework and gain the skills to develop a complete mobile experience. This book is aimed at those who have always wanted to create their own games for iOS devices. Perhaps you've already dabbled in game development and want to know how to develop games for the Apple App Store, or maybe you have developed Objective-C apps in the past but you are new to game development. In either case, this book will help with descriptive examples and teach you to develop a game throughout its course. Some experience in Objective-C and a basic understanding of object-oriented programming are required.What you will learn
Create display objects and learn how to render them on the screen
Animate objects on the screen
Develop your game for multiple devices such as the iPhone and the iPad
Organize your game into scenes and classes and build upon the iOS directory structure
Create and design the user interface utilizing the Sparrow API
Apply basic artificial intelligence to enemy objects to enhance the difficulty level of the game
Add finishing touches to your game with music and sound effects
Who this book is for
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
File size
9,89 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78216-151-6 (9781782161516)
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Johannes Stein
Sparrow IOS Game Framework Beginner's Guide
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06/2014
Packt Publishing
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Stein Johannes :
Johannes Stein has gained experience using a variety of technologies, programming languages, and platforms. Since 2009, he has developed web applications ranging from one-week prototypes to full-scale enterprise products. In his spare time, he regularly contributes to open source projects and has a large open source code base of experiments, libraries, frameworks, templates, applications, and games. He has authored Sparrow Game Framework Beginners Guide and co-authored the book Irrlicht 1.7 Realtime 3D Engine Beginner's Guide, both by Packt Publishing.
Johannes Stein has gained experience using a variety of technologies, programming languages, and platforms. Since 2009, he has developed web applications ranging from one-week prototypes to full-scale enterprise products. In his spare time, he regularly contributes to open source projects and has a large open source code base of experiments, libraries, frameworks, templates, applications, and games. He has authored Sparrow Game Framework Beginners Guide and co-authored the book Irrlicht 1.7 Realtime 3D Engine Beginner's Guide, both by Packt Publishing.
Content
Table of Contents
Getting started
Displaying our first objects on the screen
Managing assets and scenes
The basics of our game
Prettying up our game
Adding game logic
Creating User interface
Adding some artificial intelligence
Adding audio to our game
Polishing up our game
Integrating with third-party services
Getting started
Displaying our first objects on the screen
Managing assets and scenes
The basics of our game
Prettying up our game
Adding game logic
Creating User interface
Adding some artificial intelligence
Adding audio to our game
Polishing up our game
Integrating with third-party services
