This article shows how individual developers and programmers can
develop games and submit them to the iPhone app store. iPhone game
development has helped a number of talented and creative developers
to leave their day jobs and start working on their own projects. If
even a single game of yours reaches the top of the iPhone app
store, you can make thousands of dollars per day. Developing an
interesting game that connects with iPhone users can change your
life and free you from all your financial worries—and you do
not have to be a hardcore programmer to develop a game for
iPhone.
As long as you have a clear idea of the kind of game you wish to
develop, you can train yourself to develop that game for iPhone.
Follow the below mentioned steps to stop being a wannabe game
developer and turn into a bona fide member of iPhone game
development (with your own game on the iPhone app store!).
Get the right kind of PC, understand the iPhone
SDK:
To develop games for iPhone, you require a PC with Intel Processor
and MacOS X. You also need a good internet connection and the
ability to use the iPhone SDK. Your PC doesn’t need to be a
huge, costly monster; a simple PC with a decent internet connection
should do the job. You can download the iPhone SDK from its
developer site for free and it got everything you need to develop
and test your game: development environment Xcode, reference
library, interface builder and iPhone simulator.
Learn Objective C, practice:
You cannot embark on your journey as an iPhone game developer until
you have a good command over objective C. If you’re already
good at C/C , all you need to do is to get acquainted with the
API’s of iPhone. You will easily find all the other
information and assistance you need on the iPhone developers site.
If you are at first step of the development ladder, you can learn
programming through introductory books and Objective C tutorials.
Don’t get hung up on theory, start making a program with
Objective C and get as much hands-on experience as you can get.
Join iPhone Developer Program, Get Ready for Hard
Work:
Once you have the right idea for iPhone game development in your
mind, you need to build a strong skill base to transform your ideas
into an iPhone game. Join the iPhone Developer Program. You need to
sign up for this program and agree to Apple’s terms and
conditions to put up your finished game on the app store. Also,
even if you are far from finishing your iPhone game project, you
will still need to register for this program to gain access to test
your code on actual iPhones. Your game development process can last
from up to 2 months to a year, or more—so gird your loins for
an intense iPhone game development effort!
Submit your game and start marketing it:
Once you are ready with the final version of your game, you need to
submit it to the iPhone app store. If you complete the process
without making any mistakes, the game will be accepted and put
online within a week. You won’t start making record sales in
the first few days; you will have to market your game and make it
attractive to the users. Launching a ‘Lite’ free
version can be a great way of making your game popular.
iPhone Game Development: Develop Games for iPhone in 4 Simple Steps
September 29th, 2011 in Programming, by Jay Valiya
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