IOS Resources
Overview
Articles, pages, and resources related to iOS development.
Games
- Interview with Edward Bryan, the illustrator for The Three Little Pigs app.
- Screen shots of the character and background drawings in Maya.
- The drawings are contained in wireframes to control the animation.
- He alludes to a "proprietary 3D engine" to use the Maya animation in the app.
Apparently the emphasis in game design is on short loops that can be used in different contexts. (See this video, Maya Trax Editor Tutorial, which alludes to this workflow.)
Examples
- Sago Sago
- Dr Panda by TribePlay
- These games all get around 100K downloads @ $3.
- Fox and Sheep GmbH
- Little Fox Music Box
- Nighty Night! (~445K downloads @ $3)
- Nosy Crow
- The Three Little Pigs (~12K @ $5)
- Sirvo LLC
- Threes! (~575K downloads @ $2)
Links
Xcode and iOS development basics
- Start Developing iOS Apps Today (developer.apple.com)
Introductory tutorial. - View Programming Guide for iOS iOS Developer Library
- Core Animation Programming Guide iOS Developer Library
3D
- OpenGL ES from the Ground Up: Table of Contents Jeff Lamarche's iPhone & Mac Development blog
- 3D Game and Graphics Engines Jeff Lamarche's iPhone & Mac Development blog