iPhone games are hot Just look at the numbers. Games make up over 25 percent of total apps and over 70 percent of the most popular apps. Surprised? Of course not Most of us have filled our iPhone or iPod touch with games, and many of us hope to develop the next best-selling, most talked-about game.

You've probably already read and mastered Beginning iPhone 3 Development; Exploring the iPhone SDK, the best-selling second edition of Apress's highly acclaimed introduction to the iPhone and iPod touch by developers Dave Mark and Jeff LaMarche . This book is the game-specific equivalent, providing you with the same easy-to-follow, step-by-step approach, more deep technical insights, and that familiar friendly style.

While games are all about fun, at the same time, they're serious business. With this Beginning iPhone Games Development book, you're going to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty with some hardcore coding. While you may have written games before, this book will take you further, immersing you in the following topics: Game graphics and animation with UIKit, Quartz, Core Animation, and OpenGL ES Game audio with OpenAL, MediaPlayer Framework, AV Foundation, and AudioSession Game networking with GameKit, Bonjour, and Internet sharing

For those looking for iPad game development coverage and/or iOS 5 SDK specific game coverage, check out the published Beginning iOS 5 Games Development by Lucas Jordan from Apress. What you'll learn Efficient methods for drawing in 2D and 3D to the iPhone screen Game-specific animation techniques with Core Animation To use OpenGL ES for more complex and realistic gaming backgrounds and action Numerous ways to add music to enhance the gaming experience How to give your users access to their iPhone libraries from within games The tools and techniques of 3D audio for creating even more realistic gaming experiences How to do networking right, including two-player games over Bluetooth and multiplayer games over Wi-Fi Who this book is for

All game developers who desire to create iPhone and/or iPod touch games. Table of Contents A Revolutionary Gaming Platform Games for Everyone, Anytime, Anywhere Developing iPhone Games Peeking Inside the iPhone Toolbox Moving Images on a Small ScreenUIKit Controls She Shoots, She Hits, She Scores Flipping Out and Sweeping Away with Core Animation OpenGL Basics: Wrapping Your Head Around the OpenGL AP Putting It Together: Making a Game in OpenGL The Next Steps: Atlases, Sprites, and ParticlesOh My Introduction to Core Audio Making Noise with OpenAL 3D AudioTurning Noise into Game Sound Streaming: Thumping, Pulse-Quickening Game Excitement Networking for iPhone Games: Introductio Going Head to Head Party Time Connecting with the Outside World Putting It All Together: Now Comes the Fun Part

One look at the App Store will show you just how hot iPhone games have become. Games make upmore than25 percent of all apps, andmore than70 percent of the apps in the App Store's Most Popular category. Surprised? Of course not We've all filled our iPhones with games, and many of us hope to develop the next bestseller.

This book is a collection of must-know information from master independent iPhone game developers. In it, you'll discover how some of the most innovative and creative game developers have made it to the pinnacle of game design and profitability. This book is loaded with practical tips for efficient development, and for creating compelling, addictive gaming experiences. And it's not all talk It's supported with code examples that you can download and use to realize your own great ideas.

This book's authors are responsible for some of the all-time most popular and talked-about games: Brian Greenstone developed Enigmo and Cro-Mag Rally. Aaron Fothergill developed Flick Fishing. Mike Lee developed Tap Tap Revolution, the most downloaded game in App Store history. Mike Kasprzak 's Smiles was a finalist in the IGF 2009 Best Mobile Game competition. PJ Cabrera, Richard Zito, and Matthew Aitken (Quick Draw, Pole2Pole); J oachim Bondo (Deep Green); and Olivier Hennessy and Clayton Kane (Apache Lander) have received glowing reviews and accolades for their games.

Pair iPhone Games Projects with Apress's best-selling Beginning iPhone Development: Exploring the iPhone SDK, and you'll have everything you need to create the next game to top the sales charts. What you'll learn How to optimize games using iPhone SDK tools such as Instruments and Shark, and how to optimize your graphics and sound files for the best performance Insight into the art and craft of game design How to implement social networking in your game with RESTful web services Tips on rapid game development with C on iPhone How to increase your market by developing games that run on iPhone, Mac OS X, Linux, and Windows How to create multi-player iPhone games Who this book is for

All iPhone game developers, and anyone with an iPhone who wants to learn how games are made. Table of Contents Simplify the User Interface for Complex Games: Chess, the Deep Green Way Responsive Social Gaming with RESTful Web Services Rapid Game Development Using (Mostly) Standard C Brian Greenstone's Jedi Master List for Game Optimization Starting with a Game Design Document: A Methodology for Success Multiplatform Game Development: iPhone Games for Linux and Windows Code Optimization with Mike Lee, the World's Toughest Programmer Networked Games: Choosing the Right Option