Cocos2d-x by Example, 2nd Edition: Unleash your inner creativity and learn how to build great cross-platform 2D games with the popular Cocos2d-x framework

Unleash your inner creativity and learn how to build great cross-platform 2D games with the popular Cocos2d-x framework

About This Book
Build multi-device games, letting the framework do all the heavy lifting! Spruce up your games with easy-to-apply animations, particle effects, and physics simulation Quickly implement and test your own game play ideas, with an eye for optimization and portability

Who This Book Is For

If you are a game enthusiast who would like to develop and publish your own game ideas onto different app stores, this is the book for you. Some knowledge of C++ or Java is helpful but not necessary.

What You Will Learn
Add time-saving and fun-looking animations to your projects Make your games look cooler with particle effects Draw lines, circles, and other primitives on the screen Create place holder sprites to quickly test your game ideas Load external data into your games Create projects and deploy them to iOS and Android Prepare your game for a variety of screen sizes and resolutions Use the CocosIDE and the Lua bindings to develop a game

In Detail

Upgraded and updated, the powerful and popular open source framework Cocos2d-x is better than ever. Through step-by-step tutorials, you'll learn how to take complete advantage of the framework. You'll learn how to add animations and special effects, implement a physics engine, optimize your games, prepare a project for multiple devices, and develop game ideas from the test version to a finished project.
Most importantly, this book provides you with the accumulated knowledge of thousands of game developers, all packed into one easy-to-use and proven framework that will save time and strenuous thinking!