Creating a 2D Space Game for iOS Using SpriteKit - Part 2

Introduction In the previous chapter, I started talking about the video game creation process, from project setup to adding the background. Now, I’m going to add the player and physics to it. You can download the project here. First Step The first step is to initialize player using SKSpriteNode, set up player.position, and add player as a child node. SKSpriteNode - is an onscreen graphical element that can be initialized from an image or a solid color....

July 3, 2024 · 3 min · Dmytro Chumakov

Creating a 2D Space Game for iOS Using SpriteKit - Part 1

Introduction I have never tried creating a game before; it feels like magic to me. I know that games have an enormous amount of underlying layers of abstractions and tools such as game engines, rendering, and so on. I have always been eager to learn at least 1% of the game creation process. In this article, I’m going to explore step-by-step instructions for creating a game for the iOS platform using SpriteKit....

June 28, 2024 · 2 min · Dmytro Chumakov