Bhanu Birani - iOS Game Programming Cookbook

Bhanu Birani has 5 years of experience in the software industry and a lifetime association with the technical industry. After years of programming experience in different programming languages, he started developing applications for iOS devices. He started software development along with his graduation and was really interested in learning the new technologies in the market. He then joined a software company and started developing games for them, focusing on artificial intelligence development in games.

He has also authored Application Development with Parse using iOS SDK and Getting Started with Flurry Analytics , both published by Packt Publishing.

I would like to dedicate this book to my family, which gave me the courage and confidence to write this book and supported me throughout the entire process. I would also like to give special thanks to my mom and dad for their relentless efforts to assist me in every way imaginable as well as for helping me keep my life together. Finally, I would like to thank all my friends for sharing my happiness when I started this project, which was followed with encouragement when it seemed too difficult to be completed.

Chhavi Vaishnav has more than 4 years of experience in the software industry. After her master's, she started working with IBM as a test engineer and then with extraordinary talent, she was promoted to the role of release manager in the organization. Despite being in the management profile, she has a relentless inclination towards iOS and mobility. She has contributed and worked on several projects directly and indirectly by strategizing and managing the technology in depth. She is a complete package for the organization with a get it done mindset.

I would like to dedicate this book to my mother (Mrs. RP Massey), who has given her relentless support to me in every phase of life.

Rahul Borawar is a computer science graduate from Jodhpur Institute of Engineering and Technology in Rajasthan, India. He is a passionate software craftsman and loves designing software for mobile. From the start, he has been a mobile application developer creating applications for iOS and Android platforms. He has been working since 2011 on mobile development and has published many apps on the App Store, such as Catch the Aliens (a 2D level-based game) and Draw Your Stories (a kid's app to create fables with drawing stuffs). He is currently working as a software development engineer in the mobile team for a real estate product-based company (CommonFloor).

You can follow him on Twitter (https://twitter.com/RahulBorawar) and on GitHub (https://github.com/Rahul2389). You can also check out his website http://rahulborawar.branded.me.

First of all, I would like to thank Packt Publishing for giving me the opportunity to review this technology-rich cookbook and enlighten my game development skills. Secondly, thanks to my family for supporting me in my career as a technical guy. Last but most important Praveen Kansara and Robin Kansara, who have guided me for a very long period, helping me enrich my skills. A huge thanks to both of them.

Andrew Kenady is a game developer from Bowling Green, KY, with a strong passion for both playing and creating compelling video games. Starting in his youth, Andrew graduated from the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science at WKU at the age of 17 in May 2011, and continued his educational path at Western Kentucky University. He received his bachelor's degree in computer science at the age of 19 and continued to work as the lead game developer for the Kentucky-based software company Hitcents.com after spending time working as a computer science tutor for local colleges. Now, Andrew works with a team of developers to design and produce exciting and engaging new titles for mobile, PC, and console platforms while satisfying his creative itch by developing his own indie prototypes and games at home. Titles to which Andrew is credited include Draw a Stickman: EPIC and Battlepillars .

Chinab Shah is an entrepreneur who owns a company called Nextsavy Technologies, which is based in Ahmedabad. They provide services in mobile application designing and development. He is also an iOS developer and a technology evangelist. He believes in creativity and thinks that everyone and everything in this world can be creative.

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