Beginning iOS game center and game kit for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
Beginning iOS Game Center and Game Kit shows you how to use Game Center and Game Kit to create fun and polished games that use advanced features such as social networking and voice over IP (VoIP). Game Kit and Game Center can help you reach new customers through social interaction, so this book show...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Berkeley, Calif.] :
Apress
2011.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2011. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627997306719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; About the Author; About the Technical Reviewer; xiAcknowledgments; Foreword: The Legend of Kyle, Game Hero; Introduction; Prerequisites; How This Book Is Organized; Required Software, Materials, and Equipment; Chapter 1: Getting Started with Game Kit and Game Center; Game Kit: An Overview; Networking; Game Center; Voice Chat; Sample Game: UFOs; UFOs: Understanding the Game; UFOs: Examining the Source Code; Setting Up the Accelerometer Delegate; Drawing the Player to the View; Setting Up Cows, Beams, and Scores
- Handling Rotation EventsAdding Player Movements; Watching for Touch Events; Spawning and Moving Cows; Performing a Hit Test with a UIImage; Abducting a Cow; Configuring iTunes Connect for Game Center; Getting Started with iTunes Connect; Configuring Game Center in iTunes Connect; Summary; Chapter 2: Game Center: Setting Up and Getting Started; Testing for Game Center; Authenticating with Game Center; Modifying the GameCenterManager Class; Authenticating from UFOViewController; The Sandbox; Watching for Status Changes; Working with GKLocalPlayer; Retrieving a Friends List; Friend List Avatars
- Working with PlayersSummary; Chapter 3: Leaderboards; Why a Leaderboard?; An Overview of Leaderboards in Game Center; Benefits of Using Apple's Leaderboard GUI vs. a Custom GUI; Configuring a Leaderboard in iTunes Connect; Posting a Score; Setting a Default Leaderboard; Adding Score Posting to UFOs; Handling Failures When Submitting a Score; Presenting a Leaderboard; Customizing the Leaderboard; Modifying GameCenterManager; Filtering Results on a Custom Leaderboard; Displaying the Custom Leaderboard; Mapping a Player ID; Local Player Score; A Better Approach; Summary; Chapter 4: Achievements
- Why Achievements?An Overview of Achievements in Game Center; Benefits of Using Apple's Achievement GUI vs. a Custom GUI; Configuring Achievements in iTunes Connect; Presenting Achievements; Modifying Achievement Progress; Resetting Achievements; Adding Achievement Hooks; Another Convenience Method; Achievement Completion Feedback; iOS 5 Completion Banners; Custom Achievement GUI; Recovering from a Submit Failure; Summary; Chapter 5: Matchmaking and Invitations; Why Add Matchmaking and Invitations to Your App?; Common Matchmaking Scenarios; Creating a New Match Request; Presenting Match GUI
- Handling Incoming InvitationsAuto-Matching; Matching Programmatically; Adding a Player to a Match; iOS 5 Reinvites; Player Groups; Player Attributes; Understanding Player Attribute Limitations; Working with Player Attributes; Player Activity; Using Your Own Server (Hosted Matches); Summary; chapter 6: The Peer Picker; Benefits of the Peer Picker; Real-World Examples; Working with Sessions; Presenting a Peer Picker; Advanced GKSession Interaction; The Peer Picker Delegate; Summary; Chapter 7: Network Design Overview; Three Types of Networks; Peer-to-Peer Network; Client-to-Host Network
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