Ask anyone, and they’ll tell you: WWDC 2014 was the one of the most exciting in recent memory. It was, first and foremost, a developer event, with nary a hardware announcement to upstage the latest software & developer tools.
And boy howdy, was there a lot to be excited about.
Game Dev
Open source 2048 game written in Swift
A port of iOS-2048 to Apple’s new Swift language. The game is present and working, but a number of auxiliary features haven’t yet been implemented.
Like the original Objective-C version, swift-2048 does not rely upon SpriteKit. See the description for iOS-2048 for more information.
Create complex SKPhysicsBodies with SKImport
Design and import your complex, custom SKPhysicsBodys for SpriteKit. SKImport comes with a fancy editor and a loader class for use in your apps.
How to Make a Game Like Candy Crush
Learn how to make a game like Candy Crush for your iPhone in this 2-part tutorial series.
Procedural Level Generation in Games Tech Talk Video
The first Tuesday of each month, one member of the RayWenderlish.com team gives a Tech Talk, and by popular request they’ve started to stream these live.
Today in May Tech Talk, Kim Pedersen (Tutorial Team member) and Wes Paugh (Developer of 100 Rogues) gave an excellent talk and Q&A on Procedural Level Generation in Games.
Here’s the video for anyone who didn’t get a chance to watch!
Anyone Can Draw Their Own Video Game With Pixel Press Floors
Pixel Press is an entirely new breed of social gaming that enables anyone to create and share video games, simply by drawing.
Making your game a reality is easy with this innovative iPad app.
Procedural Level Generation in Games using a Cellular Automaton
A tutorial on procedural level generation using a cellular automaton to create cave-like levels in games.
Game Programming Patterns – free online book
Bob Nystrom’s book about patterns used in game development. Available online, free of charge. If you are into game-dev, you must check it out immediately.
lenli/LCLPlayingCardView
LCLPlayingCardView is a simple, but beautiful playing card implemented as a UIView. |
How to Make a Line Drawing Game with Sprite Kit
Learn how to make a line drawing game like Flight Control and Harbor Master in this Sprite Kit tutorial!