iOS Maze Games with Swift, Sprite Kit and Designed in Tiled

iOS Maze Games with Swift, Sprite Kit and Designed in Tiled, available at $54.99, has an average rating of 4.25, with 44 lectures, 4 quizzes, based on 44 reviews, and has 943 subscribers.

You will learn about Build an app from scratch Import a Tiled file into a Swift / Sprite Kit based project Parse any XML data into a Swift / Sprite Kit based project Play audio, either through an SKAction or AVAudioPlayer Setup swipe gestures in an SKView Pull children from a Sprite Kit Scene file and replace them with custom classes Setup a SKPhysicsContactDelegate and listen for bodies contacting each other Center a Sprite Kit world around a specific child This course is ideal for individuals who are Anyone with zero knowledge of Sprite Kit or Swift or Anyone who wants to build great games and get a foundation in solid programming techniques or Anyone that wants to choose between using Tiled or the SpriteKit Scene Editor or Prior programming experience is not required, but won't hurt It is particularly useful for Anyone with zero knowledge of Sprite Kit or Swift or Anyone who wants to build great games and get a foundation in solid programming techniques or Anyone that wants to choose between using Tiled or the SpriteKit Scene Editor or Prior programming experience is not required, but won't hurt.

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Summary

Title: iOS Maze Games with Swift, Sprite Kit and Designed in Tiled

Price: $54.99

Average Rating: 4.25

Number of Lectures: 44

Number of Quizzes: 4

Number of Published Lectures: 44

Number of Published Quizzes: 4

Number of Curriculum Items: 48

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 48

Original Price: $19.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Build an app from scratch
Import a Tiled file into a Swift / Sprite Kit based project
Parse any XML data into a Swift / Sprite Kit based project
Play audio, either through an SKAction or AVAudioPlayer
Setup swipe gestures in an SKView
Pull children from a Sprite Kit Scene file and replace them with custom classes
Setup a SKPhysicsContactDelegate and listen for bodies contacting each other
Center a Sprite Kit world around a specific child

Who Should Attend

Anyone with zero knowledge of Sprite Kit or Swift
Anyone who wants to build great games and get a foundation in solid programming techniques
Anyone that wants to choose between using Tiled or the SpriteKit Scene Editor
Prior programming experience is not required, but won't hurt

Target Audiences

Anyone with zero knowledge of Sprite Kit or Swift
Anyone who wants to build great games and get a foundation in solid programming techniques
Anyone that wants to choose between using Tiled or the SpriteKit Scene Editor
Prior programming experience is not required, but won't hurt

Classic game concepts. Modern programming.

When you think of maze games, you’ll probably think of Pac-Man, which isn’t hard to argue is the most popular game of all time. At that game’s core is a simple hook. Move at high speeds and don’t get caught, which is a fun concept for any player of any age. Even today some of the most popular games don’t rely on much more than a classic hook: something that is easy to play, but impossible to beat. A game like Flappy Bird is a recent testament to that.

In this tutorial series, we’ll look at programming a conceptually simple game, but one that can be expanded in a hundred different directions using Apple’s amazingly easy physics engine. You’ll learn the latest in iOS programming technology: Swift and Sprite Kit. Then for level design, you’ll get two options: create levels within Xcode 6 using the new Scene editor, or take a step outside Xcode and use Tiled, a free level design program which in our opinion, is a tad more refined and speeds up level creation.

After this series, you will be a game developer! Ready to submit your first app for the iPhone, iPad, and possibly even Apple Watch. Plus using software like Apportable, you can even export your app to Android and a plethora of other devices.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Creating a Hero for the Maze

Lecture 1: Introduction to the Series

Lecture 2: Starting Game Assets and source projects

Lecture 3: Initial Setup With Xcode

Lecture 4: Course Primers

Lecture 5: Adding the Hero Class

Lecture 6: Moving the Hero

Lecture 7: Gestures

Lecture 8: Gestures (Continued) and Changing SKTextures

Lecture 9: Adding physics to the Hero class

Lecture 10: Adding physics (continued)

Chapter 2: Boundaries, Contacts, Tiled and Star Classes

Lecture 1: Introduction to Section 2

Lecture 2: Creating the Maze Boundaries

Lecture 3: Creating the Maze Boundaries (continued)

Lecture 4: Adding the Physics Contact Delegate

Lecture 5: Introduction to Using Tiled

Lecture 6: Parsing the Tiled File (or any XML data)

Lecture 7: Parsing the Tiled File (continued)

Lecture 8: Centering the Hero

Lecture 9: Creating the Star Class (pickup object to pass levels)

Lecture 10: Creating the Star Class (continued)

Chapter 3: Sensing Walls and Adding Enemies

Lecture 1: Introduction to Section 3

Lecture 2: Adding Sensor Nodes to the Hero

Lecture 3: Using the Sensor Nodes to Detect Boundary Contacts

Lecture 4: Creating a Mass-less Edge Boundary Around the World

Lecture 5: Placing Enemies in the World

Lecture 6: Placing Enemies in the World (continued)

Lecture 7: Moving Enemies

Lecture 8: Moving Enemies (continued)

Lecture 9: Adding More Enemy Logic

Lecture 10: Refining the Logic More

Lecture 11: Reloading the Level and Enemies Bumping Each Other

Chapter 4: Property List, Loading the Next Level, Text, Sounds and More

Lecture 1: Introduction to Section 4

Lecture 2: Getting Hero Settings from a Property List File

Lecture 3: Getting Hero Settings (continued)

Lecture 4: Game Settings from the Property List File

Lecture 5: Getting Level Data from the Property List File

Lecture 6: Getting Level Data (continued)

Lecture 7: Loading the Next Level After Getting All Stars

Lecture 8: Adding a Text Label

Lecture 9: Including a Parallax Background

Lecture 10: Adding Sounds

Chapter 5: Bonus Lessons – Easy extensions with the final project

Lecture 1: Making some Boundaries Dynamic (Pushable)

Lecture 2: Using Certain Stars to Auto Advance Levels

Lecture 3: Student questions

Instructors

Justin Dike
CartoonSmart / Owner / Leader Developer and Instructor

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4 stars: 10 votes
5 stars: 26 votes

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