1. Game Development

Game Development Learning Guides

Learn to design and develop your very own games with this collection of learning guides, covering everything from the basics of SpriteKit to the four key elements of game design.

Each guide contains a hand-picked selection of free game development tutorials and is designed to teach you a new skill or technique. Some are aimed at a practical outcome, like creating a good countdown, while others explore game design theory and mechanics, such as basic 2D platform physics.

With the help of these learning guides, you'll be producing your own games in no time. What will you learn today?

  1. SpriteKit Basics

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    SpriteKit is Apple's 2D game engine—a rendering engine built on top of OpenGL. It was introduced with iOS 7, and each subsequent release has brought great additions to the framework. With the use of textured sprites, a built-in physics engine, and the very powerful SKAction class, you can very quickly build functional 2D games.
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  2. Primer for Creating Isometric Worlds

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    This tutorial gives you a broad overview of what you need to know to create isometric worlds. You'll learn to create tile based 2D and Isometric levels from a two-dimensional array based level data. We'll also look into depth sorting and character animation in the Isometric view.
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