Gaffney Chuck. - iOS 9 Game Development Essentials

Chuck Gaffney is a programmer, voice actor, and game developer. He owns a company, Chuck's Anime Shrine, and has worked for some studios in New York. Some of Chuck's recent projects include VR and Unity projects for major studios and business firms, in addition to iOS and Swift programming.

I would like to thank my family for giving me my first video game system in 1985 at the young age of two. The wonder and mystery of controlling what's on the screen has stuck with me ever since. Most importantly, I would like to thank my fiance, Danielle, for keeping me on my toes with this book and understanding the time it took to craft it. Thank you for being there through the ups and downs that come from pursuing steady and worthwhile work in the field of software development; particularly during this summer, when things finally changed after years of doing nothing but seemingly staring at closed doors and calling out to deaf ears.

Mohit Athwani is a self-taught iOS developer and has been developing apps since the early days of iOS 3. He has worked with several clients all around the world, and has carried out intense research in the field of facial detection and recognition on iOS. His app, iRajanee, became the number one app on the Indian app store, and has fetched him tremendous success.

Mohit started his company Geeks (http://www.geeksincorporated.net) with a friend in 2010, and has since also involved himself in conducting training sessions on iOS for students and corporates. His website, http://indianios.guru/, hosts a lot of introductory videos and tutorials on developing for iOS with Swift.

I would like to thank my parents for gifting me my first MacBook and iPhone that allowed me to become an iOS developer. I would like to thank my friends and everybody who have encouraged me to come up with new ideas and concepts, and Packt publishing for giving me the opportunity to review this book.

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 mobiles. From the start, he has been a mobile application developer creating applications for iOS and Android platforms. He has been working on mobile development since 2011 and has published many apps on the app store, such as Catch the Aliens (a 2D level-based game) and Draw Your Stories (a kids' app for creating 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). He has reviewed one more book for Packt Publications, named iOS Game Programming Cookbook , which can be viewed at https://www.packtpub.com/game-development/ios-game-programming-cookbook.

You can follow him on Twitter (https://twitter.com/RahulBorawar) and on GitHub (https://github.com/Rahul2389). You can also check 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 iOS application development skills. Secondly, thanks to my family for supporting me in my career as a technical guy.

Chady Kassouf is an independent iOS and web development expert. He started programming 23 years ago and hasn't stopped since.

Seven years ago, he decided to leave his job as a team leader in one of the leading digital agencies and start his own business.

His interests, besides computers, include arts, music, and fitness. He can be found online at http://chady.net/.

Joni Mikkola is currently working on his next mobile game in northern Finland. He keeps his game developing stamina up by training regularly at the gym and eating healthily. Among developing games, he often reads books, plays the piano, or bakes buns, to keep his ideas flowing and his mind focused. He constantly keeps challenging the status quo, which, in turn, helps in learning new ways to create things.

He has developed games professionally for over 4 years mostly for mobile platforms. He targets casual games and focuses on creating simplistic designs. With one game released, he is currently working on his next game, which will be released in late 2015 for Android and iOS platforms.

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