Kirjahaku

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.

Create fun and polished games and gamify your apps with GameKit and Game Center. This fully updated new edition of Kyle Richter’s classic can help you reach new customers through social integrations, multiplayer, and achievements. Quickly add a level of polish to your apps that used to take weeks of hard work and late nights.Implementing a leaderboard and achievement system has never been so simple! Gone are the days of writing and maintaining your own server. You'll also see how to easily add advanced networking concepts like VoIP support in hours, not days. Game Center is heavily pushed and promoted by Apple. By adding Game Center into your game, not only do you gain access to polished and professional features but your app will see a boost in downloads and sharing.Expeditiously implement a plethora of advanced social networking concepts into your apps. Create custom Game Center Manager classes that can be rapidly deployed into any of your new or existing projects. And jump right over pitfalls commonly encountered by new and experienced Game Center developers. Become a Game Center development champ! What You'll LearnBuild a reusable Game Center manager class that can be quickly used in future projectsIntegrate Game Kit and Game Center leaderboards and Achievements into your projectAdd real time and turned based multiplayer functionality to your gameImplement a real time voice chat systemWho This Book Is ForExperienced developers who already have a basic understanding of iOS development but haven’t yet had a chance to work with GameKit technology will benefit from this book.

Start building watchOS apps TODAY Turn to Beginning WatchKit Development and quickly build your skills, developing polished watchOS apps. With this book, you'll learn how to add cool features to your apps like local networking between watchOS and iOS with the WatchConnectivity Framework, multimedia functionality to play audio and video content, and with Beginning WatchKit Development, you'll learn how to: Build your first watchOS app from start to finish Add multimedia components like audio and video playback Record high quality audio from the built-in microphones Access health data, including live heart rate data Implement Handoff so users can continue tasks started on watchOS Gather user input for use in apps Add ClockKit complications to the watch face Each chapter will guide you through building a sample app piece by piece. By following along with the sample code throughout the book from start to finish, you'll gain firsthand knowledge on the process of creating a fully functional watchOS app. Authors Cory Bohon and Kyle Richter will help you avoid the common pitfalls encountered when building your first watchOS apps. Whether new to iOS development, or a current professional developer, Beginning WatchKit Development shows you how to level up your app.