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How To Create A Game Like Tiny Wings with Cocos2D 2.X Part 2

… Wings!”][/caption] Update 5/19/2013 Fully updated for Cocos2D 2.X. (original post by Ray Wenderlich, update by Ali Hafizji). This … to Sergey! This tutorial assumes you are familiar with Cocos2D and Box2D. If you are new to Cocos2D or Box2D, you should check out …

How To Create A Game Like Tiny Wings with Cocos2D 2.X Part 1

… Wings!”][/caption] Update 5/18/2013 Fully updated for Cocos2D 2.X. (original post by Ray Wenderlich, update by Ali Hafizji). Tiny … the How To Create Dynamic Textures with CCRenderTexture in Cocos2D 2.X tutorial, which shows you how to create the hill and background …

How To Create Dynamic Textures with CCRenderTexture in Cocos2D 2.X

… 5/17/2013 Fully updated for Cocos2D 2.X. (original post by Ray Wenderlich, update by Ali … created as part of an investigation of Tiny Wings on the Cocos2D forums. Sergey did an excellent job on the demo project, so rather … features! This tutorial assumes you are familiar with Cocos2D. If you are new to either of these, check out some of the other Cocos2D …

Cocos2D-X Tutorial for iOS and Android: Space Game

… game!”][/caption] Update 5/14/2013 Fully updated for Cocos2D-X 2.1 and iOS 6. (original post by Jean-Yves Mengant, update by Jorge Jordán). In this Cocos2D-X tutorial, I will show you how to build a space game similar to the …

Cocos2D-X Tutorial for iOS and Android: Getting Started

… to create a simple iPhone and Android game with Cocos2D-X!”][/caption] Update 5/13/2013 Fully updated for Cocos2D-X 2.1 and iOS 6. (original post by Jean-Yves Mengant, update by Jorge Jordán). Cocos2D is an amazing and easy to use framework, but since it’s written in …

Texture Packer Tutorial: How to Create and Optimize Sprite Sheets

… Formats![/caption] Update 5/10/2013: Fully updated for Cocos2D 2.1-rc0a, Texture Packer 3.07, and Modern Objective-C style (original … create and optimize sprite sheets in your games, using a Cocos2D 2.X game as an example. Along the way, you’ll learn how to use …

Create Your Own Level Editor: Part 3/3

… in the great tutorial How To Drag and Drop Sprites with Cocos2D. Add the following private variables to the @interface block in … contents of MenuLayer.h with the following: #import “cocos2d.h” #import “CCMenuAdvanced.h” #import “FileHelper.h” #import …

Create Your Own Level Editor: Part 2/3

… of LevelEditor.h with the following: #import “cocos2d.h” #import “LevelFileHandler.h” #import … code is pretty similar to the scene creation code in the Cocos2D project template. It simply creates a CCScene that contains the … and replace its contents with the following: #import “cocos2d.h” #import “Constants.h” #import “RopeModel.h” @interface …

Create Your Own Level Editor: Part 1/3

… replace its contents with the following: #import “cocos2d.h” @interface CoordinateHelper : NSObject +(CGPoint) …

Trigonometry for Game Programming: Part 2/2

… because you’re using one of the handy built-in Cocos2D functions to do the calculation that you used to do by hand for you. I … things work, why not use these to save time? The built-in Cocos2D functions work on CGPoint structures. If you look at the code, you’ll …

Trigonometry for Game Programming: Part 1/2

… iPhone game that requires a lot of trigonometry, using the Cocos2D game framework. Don’t worry if you’ve never used Cocos2D before or are going to use a different framework for your game – the …

Readers’ App Reviews – April 2013

… useful tutorial: How To Make A Simple iPhone Game with Cocos2D App Store Link: Check it out! Angry Bards Angry Bards was not … useful tutorial: How To Make A Simple iPhone Game with Cocos2D App Store Link: Check it out! Slash Slash Division and …

How To Make a Letter / Word Game with UIKit: Part 1/3

… or maybe you’ve just never crossed paths with Cocos2d for iPhone? Well, good news! UIKit is a power tool for game …

25 iOS App Performance Tips & Tricks

… ARC in iOS Tutorial Tony Dahbura’s How To Enable ARC in a Cocos2D 2.X Project If you still aren’t convinced of the benefits of ARC, … this site: How To Use Animations and Sprite Sheets in Cocos2D How to Create and Optimize Sprite Sheets in Cocos2D with Texture …

iOS Game Starter Kit Bundle

… Up-to-date: Fully compatible with iOS 6 and Cocos2D 2.X. What is the iOS Game Starter Kit Bundle? The iOS Game … Objective-C crash course tutorial. Some familiarity with Cocos2D. The goal of these starter kits isn’t to teach you Cocos2D – there are …

How To Make a Simple Game with Moai

… important objects in Moai are: Layers: Like Layers in Cocos2D, these are “blank canvases” that you add your display objects … are a bit different than what you’re used to in Cocos2D or Corona SDK applications. The (0, 0) point is at the center of the …

iPad for iPhone Developers 101 in iOS 6: UISplitView Tutorial

… the app will display a list of monsters from one of Ray’s Cocos2D games in a split view. Then, you’ll change the color of a label using … monsters! First, download some art from one of Ray’s Cocos2D games. Drag the folder containing those images into your MathMonsters …

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… each section in the bootcamp. Table of Contents Cocos2D Crash Course Unity Crash Course OpenGL Crash Course iOS APIs for … for Rapid Results iOS State of the Union Cocos2D Crash Course [caption id=”attachment_35972″ align=”alignright” …

Readers’ App Reviews – March 2013

… How To Create a Simple Breakout Game with Box2D and Cocos2D Tutorial: Part 2/2 App Store Link: Check it out! Pig Hunt … tutorial: How To Use Animations and Sprite Sheets in Cocos2D App Store Link: Check it out! Air Time! Jump Free Fall Timer …

How to Use Animations and Sprite Sheets in Cocos2D 2.X

… bear!”][/caption] Update 3/12/2013: Fully updated for Cocos2D 2.1-rc0a, Texture Packer 3.07, ARC, Retina Displays, and Modern … a tutorial on how to use animations and sprite sheets in Cocos2D 2.x. You asked for it, you got it! In this tutorial, you will …

How to Make an RPG

… create the RPG of your dreams! This tutorial uses the Cocos2D game framework for iOS. Although you can follow along with this tutorial even if you’ve never used Cocos2D before, to get the most of this tutorial it helps to have some …

How To Make a Cross-Platform Game with Cocos2D Javascript Tutorial: The Platforms

… back to our series on creating a cross-platform game using Cocos2D! In the first part of this series, you learned how to make the … platforms!Deploying for the Web I like to think of my Cocos2D-HTML5 setup in terms of “Debug mode” and “Release mode”. Right now …

How To Make a Cross-Platform Game with Cocos2D Javascript Tutorial: Getting Started

… developer and gamer. Did you know you can make a Cocos2D game that runs on the iPhone, Mac, Android, and web all sharing the … the screenshot over on the right – it’s actually a Cocos2D game! You can do this with an amazing new Cocos2D technology called …

Readers’ App Reviews – February 2013

… @israelillan Most useful tutorial: Intro to Box2D with Cocos2D Tutorial App Store Link: Check it out! Mad Racer You’ve got … useful tutorial: How To Make A Simple iPhone Game with Cocos2D App Store Link: Check it out! Memory And Alphabet HD Memory …

Collisions and Collectables: How To Make a Tile-Based Game with Cocos2D 2.X Part 2

… 1/17/2013 Fully updated for Cocos2D 2.1 rc0, Tiled 0.9.0 (released Feb 2013), Xcode 4.6, and ARC. (original … tutorial where we cover how to make a tile-based game with Cocos2D and the Tiled map editor. We are creating a simple tile-based game … the y coordinate, we have to flip things around because in Cocos2D (0,0) is at the bottom left, not the top left. Next replace the …

How To Make a Tile-Based Game with Cocos2D 2.X

… 1/17/2013 Fully updated for Cocos2D 2.1 rc0, Tiled 0.9.0 (released Feb 2013), Xcode 4.6, and ARC. (original … we’re going to cover how to make a tile-based game with Cocos2D and the Tiled map editor. We will do so by creating a simple … to start with the How To Make A Simple iPhone Game with Cocos2D 2.X Tutorial, since that covers most of the basics that we’ll build …

How to Make a Game Like Jetpack Joyride using LevelHelper, SpriteHelper [Cocos2D 2.X edition] – Part 4

This is a post by special contributor Bogdan Vladu, an iOS application developer and aspiring game developer living in Bucharest, Romania. [caption id=”attachment_8542″ align=”alignright” width=”250″ caption=”Create a game like Jetpack Joyride with latest …

How to Make a Game Like Jetpack Joyride using LevelHelper, SpriteHelper [Cocos2D 2.X edition] – Part 3

… you are making a game similar to Jetpack Joyride using Cocos2D and Box2D, and the LevelHelper and SpriteHelper tools. So far, you’ve … tab in LevelHelper. Now you need to create a Cocos2d menu so that you can restart the game if the player dies. Define the …

How to Make a Game Like Jetpack Joyride using LevelHelper, SpriteHelper [Cocos2D 2.X edition] – Part 2

… we are making a game similar to Jetpack Joyride using Cocos2D and Box2D, and the LevelHelper and SpriteHelper tools. So far, we’ve … the tags to exist in the code. So go to File/Generate Code/Cocos2d With Box2d and re-generate the code, replacing the old version. If …

How to Make a Game Like Jetpack Joyride using LevelHelper, SpriteHelper [Cocos2D 2.X edition] – Part 1

… will create a game similar to Jetpack Joyride using latest Cocos2D and Box2D. (Prefer Corona? Check out the Corona version of this … best of all it’s free! :] You could make this game with Cocos2D alone, but it would take a lot of time. To make things simpler, we’re …

Readers’ App Reviews – January 2013

… tutorial: How To Create and Optimize Sprite Sheets in Cocos2D with Texture Packer and Pixel Formats App Store Link: Check it … useful tutorial: How To Make a Tile Based Game with Cocos2D App Store Link: Check it out! Mega Builder It is time to get …

How To Create A Breakout Game with Box2D and Cocos2D 2.X Tutorial: Part 2

… 1/9/2013: Fully updated for Cocos2D 2.1-beta4 (original post by Ray Wenderlich, update by Brian … game using the Box2D physics library that comes with Cocos2D. If you haven’t already, make sure you go through part 1 first! We … that we developed in the how to make a simple game with Cocos2D tutorial. Note that you’ll have to rename GameOverLayer.m to …

How To Create A Breakout Game with Box2D and Cocos2D 2.X Tutorial: Part 1

… 1/9/2013: Fully updated for Cocos2D 2.1-beta4 (original post by Ray Wenderlich, update by Brian … is a powerful physics library that comes with the Cocos2D game programming library for the iPhone. There’s a lot you can do with … (Jump to part two of the series.) If you are new to Cocos2D or Box2D, it may help to go through the intro to Cocos2D tutorial …

Intro to Box2D with Cocos2D 2.X Tutorial: Bouncing Balls

… Example”][/caption] Update 1/9/2013: Fully updated for Cocos2D 2.1-beta4 (original post by Ray Wenderlich, update by Brian … tutorial helps get you started with Box2D with Cocos2D by showing you how to create a simple app that shows a ball that you … from iPhoneDev.net, but updated to the latest version of Cocos2D and with some more detailed explanations of how things work. It also …

Intermediate Unity 3D for iOS: Part 3/3

… It’s similar in concept to a sprite sheet for all you Cocos2D users! :] Since the Material (which references the texture) is …

Introduction to Component Based Architecture in Games

… this tutorial you will be working on a game made with Cocos2D for the iPhone. It is helpful (but not absolutely necessary) if you … before going through this tutorial. To learn more about Cocos2D, check out some of the other Cocos2D tutorials on this site. Without …

Introduction to AI Programming for Games

… fun, you win! This tutorial covers making a game with Cocos2D on iOS. Most of the tutorial is not Cocos2D specific, so you should be able to follow along even if you aren’t …

Introduction to CocosBuilder

… to use CocosBuilder – an Interface-Builder like tool for Cocos2D![/caption] This is a blog post by iOS Tutorial Team member Ali … is a free Interface Builder-like tool for Cocos2D that allows you to quickly and easily layout the sprites, layers, and … creating even a basic interface for a game in Cocos2D was a pain in the butt. When adding a menu or button into your game, …

Winners – Reader’s App Awards 2012!

… LevelHelper, soon to be released! A professional IDE for Cocos2d-Html5, Corona SDK and Gideros Mobile! Books iOS Apprentice 1-4 … Learn how to make a full side-scrolling space game with Cocos2D! Pre-release copy of Jake Gundersen’s upcoming Platformer Game Starter …

How to Make A Simple HTML5 Game With Enchant.js

… game are nodes. In fact, if you are familiar with Cocos2D development, the concept is fairly similar to that of a node in Cocos2D. There are many types of nodes in enchant.js. Here are a few …

Space Game Starter Kit Second Edition Now Available!

… width=”250″] Space Game Starter Kit updated to Cocos2D v 2.X![/caption] This is just a quick note to let you know that the … biggest change is it’s updated for the latest version of Cocos2D 2.X – cocos2d-iphone-2.1-beta3 at the time of writing. In addition, …

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… How to Make an App Like Paper Fluid Simulation in Cocos2D Tutorial Core Data + iCloud: Beginning to Advanced Artificial …

Harder Monsters and More Levels: How To Make A Simple iPhone Game with Cocos2D 2.X Part 3

… You guys voted for me to update this classic beginning Cocos2D tutorial series from Cocos2D 1.X to Cocos2D 2.X in the weekly tutorial vote, so your wish is my …

Rotating Turrets: How To Make A Simple iPhone Game with Cocos2D 2.X Part 2

… You guys voted for me to update this classic beginning Cocos2D tutorial series from Cocos2D 1.X to Cocos2D 2.X in the weekly tutorial vote, so your wish is my …

How To Make A Simple iPhone Game with Cocos2D 2.X Tutorial

… You guys voted for me to update this classic beginning Cocos2D tutorial series from Cocos2D 1.X to Cocos2D 2.X in the weekly tutorial vote, so your wish is my …

How To Enable ARC in a Cocos2D 2.X Project

… align=”alignright” width=”250″] Learn how to use ARC in a Cocos2D project![/caption] Automatic Reference Counting (or ARC for short) … not to like about that? However, by default the Cocos2D templates do not have ARC enabled. So a common question is “how can I …

Call for Applicants – Reader’s Apps Awards 2012!

Readers’ App Reviews – November 2012

… Most useful tutorial: How To Create a HUD Layer with Cocos2D App Store Link: Check it out! VinoBook VinoBook is an app for … useful tutorial: How To Build a Monkey Jump Game Using Cocos2D, PhysicsEditor & TexturePacker Part 1 App Store Link: Check it …

How To Make A Side-Scrolling Beat Em Up Game Like Scott Pilgrim with Cocos2D – Part 2

… width=”250″] Create a Beat Em Up Game with Cocos2D![/caption] This is a post by iOS Tutorial Team Member Allen Tan, an … clamps a value to a minimum and maximum number. Cocos2D also comes with a convenience function for CGPoints that is similar to … Command-N and create a new file with the iOS\Cocos2D v2.x\CCNode Class template. Make it a subclass of ActionSprite and name …

How To Make A Side-Scrolling Beat Em Up Game Like Scott Pilgrim with Cocos2D – Part 1

… width=”250″] Create a Beat ‘Em Up Game with Cocos2D![/caption] This is a post by iOS Tutorial Team Member Allen Tan, an … how to make a cool Beat Em Up Game for the iPhone, using Cocos2D 2.0! Lately, Beat Em Up games aren’t as common as they were in the …

Top 10 Most Useful iOS Libraries to Know and Love

… library. Large frameworks, like the gaming ones (e.g. cocos2d) are out. Libraries that don’t run on the device, such as CocoaPods …

How to Make a Simple iOS and Android Game with Corona Tutorial

… quickly than with lower-level frameworks like OpenGL or Cocos2D. We’ve had other tutorials on Corona on this website in the past, …

iOS 6 Feast Giveaway Winners!

… and Core Image. Still relevant in iOS 6! Learning Cocos2D Print Version ($45 value): Learn how to make games with the most popular 2D game framework in iOS! Cocos2D video training ($99 value): Prefer to learn Cocos2D via videos instead? …

Readers’ App Reviews – October 2012

… useful tutorial: How To Make A Simple iPhone Game with Cocos2D App Store Link: Check it out! PhagePhage is a simple yet … tutorial: How To Create and Optimize Sprite Sheets in Cocos2D with Texture Packer and Pixel Formats App Store Link: Check it …

How To Integrate Cocos2D and UIKit Part 2

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Beginning Twitter in iOS 6 Tutorial

… how-to-integrate-cocos2d-and-uikit”; self.button4Label.textColor = [UIColor …

What’s New with Game Center in iOS 6

… This tutorial assumes that you have prior knowledge of Cocos2D and have built games using it. If you are new to Cocos2D, you can read some of the many Cocos2D tutorials available on this …

Introducing the iOS 6 Feast!

Readers’ App Reviews – September 2012

… useful tutorial: How To Make A Simple iPhone Game with Cocos2D App Store Link: Check it out! Box the bag In this uniquely … tutorial: How To Create and Optimize Sprite Sheets in Cocos2D with Texture Packer and Pixel Formats App Store Link: Check it …

How To Make A Simple Drawing App with UIKit

… line drawing article by Krzysztof Zablocki. It’s based on Cocos2D but you can use the same technique in UIKit. I hope you enjoyed this …

How To Make a Tower Defense Game

… build a tower defense game of your own from scratch, with Cocos2D! Along the way, you’ll learn the following: How to create waves … this tutorial, you’ll need a basic understanding of Cocos2D. If you are completely new to Cocos2D, you should check out some of the …

Readers’ App Reviews – August 2012

… tutorial: How To Create and Optimize Sprite Sheets in Cocos2D with Texture Packer and Pixel Formats App Store Link: Check it … useful tutorial: How To Create A Mole Whacking Game With Cocos2D: Part 2/2 App Store Link: Check it out! Vintify Are your …

How to Make a Game Like Cut the Rope – Part 2

… screen, the ccTouchesMoved:withEvent: method is called by Cocos2D, and you can use it to check the finger’s current position and last … a look at How To Create A Breakout Game with Box2D and Cocos2D – Part 2. The first step is to add a body that will simulate the …

How to Make a Game Like Cut the Rope – Part 1

… build a cool Cut the Rope-type game from scratch using Cocos2D and Box2D. You’ll use art created by Ray’s lovely and talented … that you’ve already gone through the Intro to Box2D with Cocos2D Tutorial: Bouncing Balls, or have equivalent knowledge. It also uses a …

How To Make a Simple Playing Card Game with Multiplayer and Bluetooth, Part 5

… CardView class that represents a Card on the screen. In a Cocos2D game you might make Card extend from CCSprite, in which case it serves …

How to Make a Platform Game Like Super Mario Brothers – Part 2

… screen How to integrate UIKit Storyboards with Cocos2D How to efficiently use sprite sheets, animations, tilesets, and …

How to Make a Platform Game Like Super Mario Brothers – Part 1

… tutorial assumes you are already familiar with Cocos2D development. If you are new to Cocos2D, check out some of the other tutorials on this site first. Do you … you can rely on the various built-in functions within Cocos2D. You’ll be making heavy use of functions such as ccpAdd (add two …

Introduction to Pixel Art for Games

… the pixel art you just made into an iPhone game using the Cocos2D game framework. If you are new to Cocos2D or iPhone development in general, you might want to start with one of …

Readers’ App Reviews – July 2012

… useful tutorial: How To Make A Simple iPhone Game with Cocos2D App Store Link: Check it out! CoachMyRide CoachMyRide is a … useful tutorial: How To Make A Simple iPhone Game with Cocos2D App Store Link: Check it out! DialMe! DialMe! takes something …

How To Make a Simple Playing Card Game with Multiplayer and Bluetooth, Part 3

… for this game. Because you’re using UIKit (as opposed to Cocos2D or OpenGL), it makes sense to structure the game using the … (MVC) pattern. A common way to make Cocos2D games is to subclass CCSprite, and put your game object logic into that …

Simple Cocos2D Game Tutorial Translated to Chinese!

… align=”alignright” width=”250″ caption=”Cocos2D tutorial translated to Chinese!”][/caption] This is just a quick … translated to Chinese – the How To Make A Simple Game with Cocos2D series! This series has been translated by Sonic Zhao, a full time … Chinese versions of this tutorial here: 如何使用Cocos2D制作一款简单的iphone游戏旋转的小炮台：如何使用Cocos2D …

How To Make a Simple Playing Card Game with Multiplayer and Bluetooth, Part 1

… you won’t be using OpenGL or a game framework like Cocos2D. Instead, you’ll be making it with nothing more than standard … animation! The reason for not using OpenGL or Cocos2D is that you don’t really need them! UIKit is fast enough for what …

How To Make A Game Like Fruit Ninja With Box2D and Cocos2D – Part 3

… width=”250″ caption=”Create a Sprite-Cutting Game with Cocos2D!”][/caption] This is a post by iOS Tutorial Team Member Allen Tan, … effects, and sound effects. Again, if you are new to Cocos2D or Box2D, please check out the intro to Cocos2D and intro to Box2D on …

How To Make A Game Like Fruit Ninja With Box2D and Cocos2D – Part 2

… width=”250″ caption=”Create a Sprite-Cutting Game with Cocos2D!”][/caption] This is a post by iOS Tutorial Team Member Allen Tan, … part, this tutorial assumes that you are no stranger to Cocos2D and Box2D. If you are new to Cocos2D or Box2D, please check out the …

How To Make A Game Like Fruit Ninja With Box2D and Cocos2D – Part 1

… width=”250″ caption=”Create a Sprite-Cutting Game with Cocos2D!”][/caption] This is a post by iOS Tutorial Team Member Allen Tan, … to Fruit Ninja by Halfbrick Studios using the powerful Cocos2D and Box2D libraries along with some pre-made tools. In most slicing …

Readers’ App Reviews – June 2012

… tutorial: How To Use Animations and Sprite Sheets in Cocos2D App Store Link: Check it out! Chalkmaze Cruel fate has … useful tutorial: How To Create a HUD Layer with Cocos2D App Store Link: Check it out! Singing Star Singing Star is a …

How to Create a Simple Android Game with AndEngine

… on Android – the most popular being libGDX, AndEngine and Cocos2D-X. Each engine has its pros and cons. Cocos2D-X (which we previously covered in a two-part series here and here) is …

Readers’ App Reviews – May 2012

… sure using your created particle in CAParticleEmitter or Cocos2d would be a breeze. So get out there and start making particle systems … Rotating Turrets: How To Make A Simple iPhone Game with Cocos2D Part 2 App Store Link: Check it out! Color Pad for iPad Color …

How to Make a Turn-Based Strategy Game – Part 2

… width=”250″ caption=”Create a Cool Turn-Based Game with Cocos2D!”][/caption] This is a post by iOS Tutorial Team Member Pablo Ruiz, …

How to Make a Turn-Based Strategy Game – Part 1

… width=”250″ caption=”Create a Cool Turn-Based Game with Cocos2D!”][/caption] This is a post by iOS Tutorial Team Member Pablo Ruiz, … make the most of this tutorial, you’ll need some Cocos2D experience and a beginning understanding of AI. You will also use Tiled …

Cocos2D-X for iOS and Android: Space Game

… will be written in beautiful cross-platform C++, using Cocos2D-X! This means you’ll be able to run this game on both your iPhone … to Linux to the Mac! This tutorial picks up where our Cocos2D-X for iOS and Android: Getting Started tutorial left off. So if you …

Cocos2D-X for iOS and Android: Getting Started

… to create a simple iPhone and Android game with Cocos2D-X!”][/caption] Cocos2D is an amazing and easy to use framework, but since it’s written in …

Readers’ App Reviews – April 2012

… useful tutorial: How to make a simple iPhone game with Cocos2d App Store Link: Check it out! BobbleShop BobbleShop is an app … useful tutorial: How to make a tile based game with Cocos2d App Store Link: Check it out! Tanks and Turrets 2 HD Tanks …

How to Market and Promote your Games and Apps, Part 4/4

[caption id="attachment_11852" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Learn how to market your iPhone and iPad apps!"][/caption] This is a post by iOS Tutorial Team Member Felipe Laso, an iOS developer working at Lextech Global Services. Welcome b …

How to Market and Promote your Games and Apps, Part 2/4

… out this fantastic press kit for Super Turbo Action Pig by Cocos2D developer Chris Wilson. Not all who replied to our survey have …

How to Market and Promote your Games and Apps, Part 1/4

… Most communities (whether cyclists, wine lovers, moms, or Cocos2D programmers) have web forums where they hang out. Join their community …

How To Create Cool Effects with Custom Shaders in OpenGL ES 2.0 and Cocos2D 2.X

… caption=”Learn how to make cool effects like this with Cocos2D 2.0 shaders!”][/caption] Shaders may very well be the biggest step … shaders yet, you will be after reading this tutorial! Cocos2D is one of the best iOS game frameworks available at the moment, and …

Readers’ App Reviews – March 2012

… How to create a simple Breakout game with Box2d and Cocos2d: Part 1 App Store Link: Check it out FREE! Bird Blasting Like … Mike Traverso @traversoft Most useful tutorial: Learning Cocos2D (Book) App Store Link: Check it out! Mission 452 Another …

Jetpack Joyride Tutorial Ported to Corona

… this tutorial, you now have two choices: The original Cocos2D version The new Corona version If you’ve already done the Cocos2D version, it might be fun to do the Corona edition as well to learn more …

How to Make a Game Like Jetpack Joyride using LevelHelper and SpriteHelper [Corona Edition] – Part 1

… game similar to Jetpack Joyride using Corona SDK. (Prefer Cocos2D? Check out the Cocos2D version of this tutorial!) If you haven’t played Jetpack Joyride …

How To Create A Simple 2D iPhone Game with OpenGL ES 2.0 and GLKit – Part 2

… CocosDenshion is actually the sound engine that comes with Cocos2D, but you can use it in any project just by including the files. We … files to your project. You can copy them from your Cocos2D installation, any Cocos2D project, or just be lazy and download a …

How To Create A Simple 2D iPhone Game with OpenGL ES 2.0 and GLKit – Part 1

… take the simple 2D “pew-pew ninja” game from our beginner Cocos2D tutorial and implement it completely in OpenGL ES 2.0, with … this tutorial series as similar as possible to the above Cocos2D tutorial so you can compare the two to see the differences in … programmers prefer to use a game engine instead, such as Cocos2D, Corona, or Unity. Under the hood, all of these engines use OpenGL …

Adding iCade Support to Your Game

… Change HUDLayer.h to the following: #import “cocos2d.h” typedef enum { kDirectionLeft, kDirectionRight, …

How To Build a Monkey Jump Game Using Cocos2D, PhysicsEditor & TexturePacker – Part 3

… caption=”Create this vertical scrolling platformer with Cocos2D!”][/caption] Welcome to the final part of the Monkey Jump tutorial! … we are creating a fun vertical scrolling platformer with Cocos2D, TexturePacker and PhysicsEditor. In Part One of the tutorial …

How To Build a Monkey Jump Game Using Cocos2D, PhysicsEditor & TexturePacker – Part 2

… caption=”Create this vertical scrolling platformer with Cocos2D!”][/caption] Welcome back to the Monkey Jump tutorial! In this … we are creating a fun vertical scrolling platformer with Cocos2D, TexturePacker and PhysicsEditor. In Part One of the tutorial …

How To Build a Monkey Jump Game Using Cocos2D, PhysicsEditor & TexturePacker – Part 1

… this tutorial, you should have some basic familiarity with Cocos2D. If you are new to Cocos2D, check out some of the other tutorials on this site first. You will …

How to Submit Your App to Apple: From No Account to App Store, Part 2

… last tutorial, “How To Make a Catapult Shooting Game with Cocos2D and Box2D.” You can download the final project here. The version of …

How to Submit Your App to Apple: From No Account to App Store, Part 1

… tutorial series, How To Make a Catapult Shooting Game with Cocos2D and Box2D. The app, cute-a-pult, has already been approved and can be …

How to Make a Game Like Jetpack Joyride using LevelHelper and SpriteHelper [Cocos2D Edition] – Part 4

How to Make a Game Like Jetpack Joyride using LevelHelper and SpriteHelper [Cocos2D Edition] – Part 3

… we are making a game similar to Jetpack Joyride using Cocos2D and Box2D, and the LevelHelper and SpriteHelper tools. So far, we’ve …

How to Make a Game Like Jetpack Joyride using LevelHelper and SpriteHelper [Cocos2D Edition] – Part 2

… we are making a game similar to Jetpack Joyride using Cocos2D and Box2D, and the LevelHelper and SpriteHelper tools. So far, we’ve …

How to Make a Game Like Jetpack Joyride using LevelHelper and SpriteHelper [Cocos2D Edition] – Part 1

… we will create a game similar to Jetpack Joyride using Cocos2D and Box2D. (Prefer Corona? Check out the Corona version of this … best of all it’s free! :] You could make this game with Cocos2D alone, but it would take a lot of time. To make things simpler, we’re …

Game Analytics 101

… width=”250″ caption=”Learn how to add analytics into your Cocos2D games!”][/caption] Hi folks! In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how you can easily integrate analytics into your Cocos2D games. By the end of this post, you’ll know how to use analytics to …

How To Make A Multi-directional Scrolling Shooter – Part 2

… the first part of the series, we created a new Cocos2D 2.0 project with ARC support, added our tile map into the game, and … in radians. We then convert this to degrees (which Cocos2D uses), multiply it by -1 because Cocos2D uses clockwise rotation. We also add on 90, which we need to do …

How To Make A Multi-Directional Scrolling Shooter – Part 1

… of the series, you’ll get some hands on experience with Cocos2D 2.X, porting it to use ARC, using Cocos2D vector math functions, working with tile maps, and much more! This …

How to Integrate AdWhirl into a Cocos2D Game

… get started with AdWhirl, and integrate it into one of the Cocos2D tutorials from this site. If you follow along, you’ll be all set up … = nil; } [super onExit]; } According to Cocos2d CCNode class reference, onEnter is called when you first enter a scene …

UIView Animation Tutorial: Practical Recipes

… animations, it’s probably better to use OpenGL or Cocos2D, but don’t underestimate the power of UIKit. Also keep in mind that …

iOS 5 Feast Giveaway Results!

… iOS Apprentice Series ($39 value) Learning Cocos2D ($45 value) iOS 5 By Tutorials ($54 value) All apps by the iOS 5 By … ($55 value) The Space Game Starter Kit ($77 value) Cocos2D video training from Udemy.com ($99 value) Free ad on site for 1 month …

Beginning ARC in iOS 5 Tutorial Part 2

… this later in next chapter, where we cover using ARC with Cocos2D. To summarize: When changing ownership from Core Foundation to … and the autorelease pool. Making games with ARC and Cocos2D. I’ll also explain how ARC fits in with Objective-C++, which you need …

Beginning Twitter in iOS 5 Tutorial

… how-to-integrate-cocos2d-and-uikit”; self.button4Label.textColor = [UIColor …

Introducing the iOS 5 Feast!

How To Make a Simple iPhone Game with Flash CS5

… setup their coordinate system (such as OpenGL or Cocos2D) so keep this in mind if you are new to Flash. Now add the following … that frame. This is equivalent to the update method in Cocos2D. So if your game is set to 60 frames per second (fps), you can …

How To Implement A* Pathfinding with Cocos2D Tutorial

… caption=”Add the A* Pathfinding Algorithm to this simple Cocos2D game!”][/caption] In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to add the A* Pathfinding algorithm into a simple Cocos2D game. Before you go through this tutorial, it’s helpful if you read …

Introduction to A* Pathfinding

… tutorial that shows an example implementation in a Cocos2D iPhone game. So find the shortest path to a caffeinated beverage and … the series, we’ll implement the A* algorithm in a simple Cocos2D tile mapped game! In the meantime, if you have any questions about …

Reminder: Upcoming Cocos2D via Minigames Workshops!

… Rod Strougo, Shawn Grimes and I have two offerings of our Cocos2D via Minigames Workshop coming soon! What Do You Mean, Minigames?! If you haven’t heard of Cocos2D via Minigames before, this is a workshop for beginner/intermediate Cocos2D developers, where we show you how to build your own iPhone games with …

How To Make a Game Like Doodle Jump with Corona Tutorial Part 2

This is a blog post by iOS Tutorial Team member Jacob Gundersen, an indie game developer who runs the Indie Ambitions blog. Check out his latest app – Factor Samurai! [caption id=”attachment_4934″ align=”alignright” width=”277″ caption=”Create a game l …

How To Make a Game Like Doodle Jump with Corona Tutorial Part 1

… to make a game with Corona The pros/cons of Corona vs Cocos2D How to make levels with LevelHelper And of course, how to make a game … most of you on this site are probably familiar with the Cocos2D game engine (or the Corona beer), you might not be familiar with the …

How To Integrate Cocos2D and UIKit

… width=”250″ caption=”Build an app that is part Cocos2D, part UIKit!”][/caption] Cocos2D is a great framework, but sometimes it’s handy to implement some of …

How To Make a Catapult Shooting Game with Cocos2D and Box2D Part 2

… we’ll build a cool catapult type game from scratch using Cocos2D and Box2D! In the first part of the series, we added the catapult … and NO otherwise. So, if there are more bullets I run a cocos2d action that resets the position of the view to the left half of the …

How To Make a Catapult Shooting Game with Cocos2D and Box2D Part 1

… width=”278″ caption=”Create a cute-a-pult game with Cocos2D and Box2D! :D”][/caption] In this tutorial series we’ll build a cool catapult type game from scratch using Cocos2D and Box2D! We’ll use the art created by Ray’s lovely and talented …

How To Create a HUD Layer with Cocos2D

… width=”250″ caption=”Learn How to Create a HUD with Cocos2D!”][/caption] A common question for beginners to Cocos2D is how to add a second layer to your scene to use as a Heads-Up …

Intermediate Box2D Physics: Forces, Ray Casts, and Sensors

… the Box2D tutorials in this site or in our Learning Cocos2D Book and can’t get enough, this tutorial is for you! This tutorial … while doing this, so one thing I like to do is use Cocos2D drawing methods to visualize the points I’m using to make sure it’s …

How To Use SpriteHelper and LevelHelper Tutorial

… you’ve ever manually laid out a level in Cocos2D, you know how painful it can be. Without tool support, you’ll find … and LevelHelper) to create a simple platformer game with Cocos2D and Box2D. To go through this tutorial, you need a copy of … should also be familiar with the basics of using Cocos2D and Box2D. If you are new to Cocos2D or Box2D, please review some of …

Upcoming Talks and Workshops

… upcoming talks and workshops – including Cocos2D via Minigames!”][/caption] From time to time, I speak at various iOS conferences or give iOS related workshops like iOS 101 or Cocos2D via Minigames. The main reason I do this is so that I can meet you …

How To Make a Multiplayer iPhone Game Hosted on Your Own Server Part 1

… equivalent knowledge): How To Make a Simple Game with Cocos2D Tutorial Series How To Make A Simple Multiplayer Game with Game Center …

Space Game Starter Kit Now Available!

… or expert.” - Hugo Doria “One of the best cocos2d tutorials I have ever read! I learned a ton and I expect anyone who …

How To Mask a Sprite with Cocos2D 2.0

… how to mask a sprite with a custom fragment shader and Cocos2D 2.0!”][/caption] In the previous tutorial, we showed you how to mask a sprite with Cocos2D 1.0. This method worked OK, but it had some drawbacks – it bloated …

How To Mask a Sprite with Cocos2D 1.0

… width=”250″ caption=”Learn how to mask a sprite with Cocos2D 1.0!”][/caption] Sometimes in your games you might find it handy to … tutorial will showing you how to mask a sprite in Cocos2D 1.0 using a handy class that comes with Cocos2D called CCRenderTexture. This tutorial assumes you have familiarity …

Learning Cocos2D Book Giveaway Winners!

… align=”alignright” width=”400″ caption=”Learning Cocos2D Book Giveaway Winners – and iOS Rap! :D”][/caption] Last week, I announced a giveaway to celebrate the release of Learning Cocos2D by Rod Strougo and I, and to thank you for reading this blog! To be …

Learning Cocos2D Book Giveaway!

… align=”alignright” width=”400″ caption=”Our Learning Cocos2D Book is Now in Print!”][/caption] Rod Strougo and I are pleased to announce that our book Learning Cocos2D is now in print! It’s an amazing feeling to see it finally in print! …

OpenGL ES 2.0 for iPhone Tutorial Part 2: Textures

… other pixel formats if you’d like (this is how the Cocos2D pixel formats work). But for this tutorial, we’ll stick with this …

Introduction to Augmented Reality on the iPhone

… this game you will utilize the camera, gyroscope, and Cocos2d framework. Sounds exciting right? It definitely was fun exploring … also need to have at least basic knowledge of Cocos2D and have Cocos2D installed. If you are a complete beginner to Cocos2D, …

How To Create A Game Like Tiny Wings Part 2

… to Sergey! This tutorial assumes you are familiar with Cocos2D and Box2D. If you are new to Cocos2D or Box2D, you should check out some of the other Cocos2D and Box2D …

How To Create A Game Like Tiny Wings Part 1

… Wings. This tutorial assumes you are familiar with Cocos2D. If you are new to Cocos2D, you should check out some of the other Cocos2D tutorials on this site …

Tutorial Vote Results

… 8 1st Place: How To Make a Catapult Shooting Game with Cocos2D and Box2D (DONE – Gustavo Ambrozio) Week 9 1st Place: How To Make a … – Ray Wenderlich) Week 11 1st Place: How To Integrate Cocos2D and UIKit (DONE – Ray Wenderlich) Week 12 1st Place: Intermediate …

How To Create Dynamic Textures with CCRenderTexture

… created as part of an investigation of Tiny Wings on the Cocos2D forums. Sergey did an excellent job on the demo project, so rather … features! This tutorial assumes you are familiar with Cocos2D. If you are new to either of these, check out some of the other …

OpenGL ES 2.0 for iPhone Tutorial

… on the iPhone. If you’ve used other framework such as Cocos2D, Sparrow, Corona, or Unity, these are all built on top of … 3D graphics framework that integrates nicely with Cocos2D (and maybe I’ll write a tutorial about it sometime!) But anyway, …

How To Make A Space Shooter iPhone Game

… further ado, let’s get blasting! Install Cocos2D To make this game, you’ll need to be a member of the iOS developer … can run this game on your iPhone) and have Xcode and the Cocos2D framework installed. If you already have Cocos2D installed, feel …

Cocos2D Via Minigames Workshop Update!

… align=”alignright” width=”150″ caption=”Learn Cocos2D via Minigames!”][/caption] A quick update and good news regarding the upcoming Cocos2D via Minigames workshop in Atlanta, GA! We got a better deal on the …

June Workshop: Cocos2D via Minigames (Atlanta, GA)

… align=”alignright” width=”250″ caption=”Learn Cocos2D via Minigames!”][/caption] About a month or so back, Rod Strougo and … at the Voices That Matter iPhone conference called Cocos2D via Minigames! The workshop got rave reviews and we had a blast … Do You Mean, Minigames?! If you haven’t heard of Cocos2D via Minigames before, this is a workshop for beginner/intermediate …

How To Make A Simple Multiplayer Game with Game Center Tutorial: Part 2/2

… a simple multiplayer game with Game Center and Cocos2D!”][/caption] This is the second part of a two part Game Center … a fully functional (but simple) networked game that uses Cocos2D and Game Center that you can play with your friends! If you haven’t …

Tutorial Team Guide

… up Xcode, go to File\New\New Project, choose the iOS\Cocos2D template, and click Next. Name the project SpaceGame, click Next, …

How To Make A Simple Multiplayer Game with Game Center Tutorial: Part 1/2

… width=”250″ caption=”Create a multiplayer racing game with Cocos2D and Game Center!”][/caption] I’m experimenting with a new way of … series, you’ll make a simple 2-player networked game with Cocos2D and Game Center matchmaking. The game you’ll be working with is …

Cocos2D Book Giveaway Winner!

… of an advance printed copy of our upcoming Cocos2D book!”][/caption] It’s time to announce the winner for the Cocos2D book giveaway! I was overwhelmed by the response for this contest - … ;] Where To Go From Here? And that concludes this Cocos2D book giveaway. If you won the book or a sticker, I’ll send you an …

How To Create A Simple iPhone Game With Chipmunk Physics Tutorial

… Rod Strougo and I gave a workshop titled Cocos2D Via Minigames at the Voices That Matter iPhone Conference in Seattle. … assumes you are already familiar with the basics of Cocos2D, including sprites, actions, spritesheets, and animations. If you are … these concepts, you might want to review some of the other Cocos2D tutorials on this site first. So without further ado, let’s dive …

Cocos2D Book Giveaway!

… of an advance printed copy of our upcoming Cocos2D book!”][/caption] Rod Strougo and I have just received the first few printed copies EVER of our upcoming Cocos2D book! This isn’t the final format of the book – it’s kind of an …

How to Write an iOS App That Uses a Web Service

… redeemed the codes most often on Twitter or the Cocos2D forums (which makes sense, as my friends such as yourself hang out …

iOS Code Signing: Under The Hood

… is especially important for games (so listen up Cocos2D fans!), which usually include a large number of images, and hence are …

Upcoming Workshop: Cocos2D via Minigames!

… align=”alignright” width=”250″ caption=”Learn Cocos2D via Minigames!”][/caption] This is just a quick announcement if you … heard already, that Rod Strougo and I will be running a Cocos2D via Minigames workshop next week! We’ll be giving the workshop next …

Using Properties in Objective-C Tutorial

… forget about viewDidUnload! Simplified Strategy for Cocos2D There’s a lot of rabid Cocos2D fans on this blog, so wanted to add a special section for you guys …

Welcome, Forum Moderators!

… for the book Rod Strougo and I are co-authoring, Learning Cocos2D. Thanks so much to these guys for helping out, and you will see …

Help! Looking For A Forum Moderator!

… intermediate or advanced iOS developer with both UIKit and Cocos2D experience to help moderate this site’s forums. You’d review the …

How To Create A Mole Whacking Game with Cocos2D Tutorial: Part 2/2

… two-part series on how to create a mole whacking game with Cocos2D. This series brings together a lot of concepts from other cocos2D tutorials on this site, and introduces some new concepts along the way …

How To Create A Mole Whacking Game with Cocos2D Tutorial: Part 1/2

… Grimes and I recently offered requested that I write a Cocos2D tutorial on how to write a mole whacking game. I thought this was a great idea for a Cocos2D tutorial for three reasons: We’ve had a lot of Cocos2D tutorials …

iPhone Tutorials

… Bluetooth, Part 7 Beginning Game Programming with Cocos2D [caption id=”attachment_366″ align=”alignright” width=”250″ … games on the iPhone, the easiest way by far is to use the Cocos2D iPhone framework! These tutorials will help get you started by showing …

How To Drag and Drop Sprites with Cocos2D

… width=”250″ caption=”Drag and drop these cute pets with Cocos2D!”][/caption] I’ve received several requests to write a tutorial on how to drag and drop sprites in Cocos2D by touch gestures. You asked for it, you got it! In this tutorial, …

iPhone 101 for Baltimore Developers

… quick announcement – stay tuned for another tutorial on a Cocos2D-related topic next Tues – and Happy Thanksgiving …

How to Create and Optimize Sprite Sheets in Cocos2D with Texture Packer and Pixel Formats

… with Texture Packer and Pixel Formats!”][/caption] In Cocos2D, it’s important to combine your sprites into large images called sprite … get the best preformance for your games. If you’ve used Cocos2D for a while, you may have used a tool called Zwoptex that helps you …

Cocos2D Book and 360iDev

… caption=”I\’m co-authoring this upcoming book on Learning Cocos2D!”][/caption] This is a post to let you know how 360iDev went, fill … the news. I will be co-authoring an upcoming Cocos2D book published by Addison-Wesley, along with Rod Strougo! Rod has …

How To Host a Beta Test for your iOS App

… has written an excellent tutorial series on creating a Cocos2D project template that covers now to tweak the build settings to …

How To Get a User Profile with Facebook’s New Graph API from your iPhone App

… Ben Copsey from All-Seeing Interactive (and he’s a fellow cocos2d developer too!) It makes it easy to post data and files, and has tons …

How To Use Animations and Sprite Sheets in Cocos2D

… a tutorial on how to use animations and sprite sheets in Cocos2D. You asked for it, you got it! In this tutorial, we will show how to create a simple animation of a bear walking in Cocos2D. We’ll also cover how to make them efficient by using sprite sheets, …

Introducing New Cocos2D Sample Game: Tom the Turret

… is just a quite note to let you guys know about a new Cocos2D sample game out there for you guys to check out – and it comes with the latest beta version of Cocos2D! The game is called Tom the Turret and is about a turret who gains …

How to Generate Game Tiles with Python Imaging Library

… next project I’m working on involves a lot of work with Cocos2D and tile maps. And with tile maps, you’ll often have some tiles that … my tutorial series on How To Make A Tile Based Game with Cocos2D if you’re interested in learning how to make a tile-based game with …

Collisions and Collectables: How To Make a Tile-Based Game with Cocos2D Part 2

… 1/17/2013: This tutorial has now been updated to Cocos2D 2.X, check it out here! This is the second part of a 2-part tutorial where we cover how to make a tile-based game with Cocos2D and the Tiled map editor. We are creating a simple tile-based game …

How To Make a Tile-Based Game with Cocos2D

… 1/17/2013: This tutorial has now been updated to Cocos2D 2.X, check it out here! In this 2-part tutorial, we’re going to cover how to make a tile-based game with Cocos2D and the Tiled map editor. We will do so by creating a simple … to start with the How To Make A Simple iPhone Game with Cocos2D Tutorial Series, since that covers most of the basics that we’ll build …

iPad for iPhone Developers 101: UISplitView Tutorial

… The app will display a list of monsters from the Cocos2D game I recently released, and let you change the color of the label …

5 Things I Learned Making My First iPhone Game

… based on the How To Make A Simple iPhone Game with Cocos2D Tutorial Series from this site, and the art was done by my lovely … pretty bad. Spectacularly bad, I might say. I was new to Cocos2D, so made a lot of rookie mistakes, and had designed the app as I was …

Harder Monsters and More Levels: How To Make A Simple iPhone Game with Cocos2D Part 3

… There is a newer version of this tutorial compatible with Cocos2D 2.X available here. So far, the game we’ve been making in How To Make A Simple iPhone Game with Cocos2D is pretty cool. We have a rotating turret, monsters to shoot, and uber …

Rotating Turrets: How To Make A Simple iPhone Game with Cocos2D Part 2

… There is a newer version of this tutorial compatible with Cocos2D 2.X available here. There’s been a surprising amount of interest in the post on How To Make a Simple iPhone Game with Cocos2D – and several of you guys have asked for some more in this series! …

How To Use Box2D For Just Collision Detection with Cocos2D iPhone

… vs. Car!”][/caption] When making a game with Cocos2D, sometimes you may find yourself wanting to use Cocos2D actions to move your objects instead of using the Box2D physics engine. …

How To Create A Breakout Game with Box2D and Cocos2D Tutorial: Part 2

… game using the Box2D physics library that comes with Cocos2D. If you haven’t already, make sure you go through part 1 first! We … that we developed in the how to make a simple game with Cocos2D tutorial. Note that you’ll have to rename GameOverScene.m to …

How To Create A Breakout Game with Box2D and Cocos2D Tutorial: Part 1

… is a powerful physics library that comes with the Cocos2D game programming library for the iPhone. There’s a lot you can do with … (Jump to part two of the series.) If you are new to Cocos2D or Box2D, it may help to go through the intro to Cocos2D tutorial …

Intro to Box2D with Cocos2D Tutorial: Bouncing Balls

… tutorial helps get you started with Box2D with Cocos2D by showing you how to create a simple app that shows a ball that you … from iPhoneDev.net, but updated to the latest version of Cocos2D and with some more detailed explanations of how things work. It also …

How To Create Buttons in Cocos2D: Simple, Radio, and Toggle

… Screenshot”][/caption] When you are making a game in Cocos2D, likely one of the first things you’ll find yourself needing is … This tutorial will show you how to create buttons in Cocos2D step by step, starting with simple buttons and then covering toggle and …

How To Make A Simple iPhone Game with Cocos2D Tutorial

… a newer version of this tutorial that is compatible with Cocos2D 2.X here. Cocos2D is a powerful library for the iPhone that can save you a lot of time …

Audio 101 for iPhone Developers: Playing Audio Programatically

… projects or use as a reference. Another option is the Cocos2D game library includes an extremely easy to use sound engine that makes … it in my tutorial on How To Make a Simple iPhone Game With Cocos2D. And That’s a Wrap! That’s about all I’m going to cover about …

About

… past 16 years, and is currently specializing in iOS and Cocos2D development. In his spare time, Charlie enjoys hunting, fishing, and … most of his time developing for iOS! :] Hiroshi enjoys Cocos2D development, creating apps, and playing with his … and over 3 years of iOS experience. He has skills with Cocos2d, Unity3D, embedded Linux, Java, and C++. You can find Jerry on …