Beginning iOS Social Games (Paperback, 1st ed.)

It's certainly fun to build games that run on your iPhone and iPad. But, wouldn't it be more fun to create games that allow you to play with other gamers in your social network? There's a whole lot more things you can do. Most of the top best selling games around the world, like World of Warcraft, let you play with others online and share your experiences with your friends. Beginning iOS Social Games is your concise introduction to iOS social and other networked gaming app development using iOS Game Center, Game Kit, Store Kit, AirPlay, iOS 7 Game Controllers, iTunes App Store and integrating with social networks/media like Facebook and Twitter. Author Kyle Richter of Empirical Development is an expert game developer who guides you through the social game app development process step by step. This book may allow you to turn your already existing, created game into a well polished networkable and/or social media capable game app.What you'll learn * Build socially integrated games on iOS for iPhone and iPad using Twitter and Facebook * Configure and begin using Game Center, Apple's social gaming platform * Work with the advanced features of Apple's Game Center using leaderboards, achievements, matchmaking, invitations, and multiplayer * Exchange data while dealing with errors, dropped connections and other hurdles * Create turned-based iOS games using Game Center * Implement other socially rich features like real time Voice Chat, In App Purchases with Store Kit, and displaying content on a TV using Airplay * Explore all these features and more while building a real iOS game, UFOs Who this book is for This book is for iPhone and iPad app developers looking to build iOS game apps that can network with other apps and social media like Facebook.

General

Imprint:	Apress
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	November 2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	Kyle Richter
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	312
Edition:	1st ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4302-4905-4
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > Computer hardware & operating systems > Handheld devices (eg Palm, PocketPC) Books > Computing & IT > Computer programming > General Books > Computing & IT > Computer software packages > Computer games Books > Computing & IT > Computer hardware & operating systems > Operating systems & graphical user interfaces (GUIs) > Macintosh OS Promotions
LSN:	1-4302-4905-6
Barcode:	9781430249054

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