IPad Multiplayer Magic

iPadMultiplayerMagicisafull-color,beginner'sguidetodevelopingmultiplayergamesforiOSdevices—specificallytheiPad.Youdon’tneedpreviousiOSorMacintoshapplicationdevelopmentexperiencetogetstartedallyouneedisaMac,aniPad,andthisbook.IPADMULTIPLAYERMAGICdistillshundredsofAppledocumentationsdowntothenittygritty,glossingoverconceptsyoudon’tneedtoknowtogetstarted.ThisbookalsoactsasaguidetousingUnityiOS,acomplexandversatilegameauthoringtoolthatmakesdevelopingmultiplayergamesforiOSdevicesfasterandlessofahassle.Alongtheway,youwillbeintroducedtoseveralothergameeditorsthatcanbeusedtomakegamesfortheiPad.Codeexamplesareincludedthroughoutthebook,andallofthesamplecodecanbedownloadedfromthecompanionwebsite.BythetimeyouhavefinishedreadingIPADMULTIPLAYERMAGIC,youwillhavetraveledthepathfrombeinganoviceorsomeonewhodoesn'tknowanythingaboutmobilegamedevelopmenttobeingsomeonewhocancrankoutarespectable,playablegamefortheiPadallonyourown.