Learn & Master Cocos2D Game Development

How to Zoom In on a Cocos2D Node

Steffen Itterheim — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:20:03 +0000

Time to add another project to my github repository. This time I’m answering the frequently asked question (in some form or another) how to zoom in on a particular node. For example zooming in on the player when he dies. That’s not as trivial as it sounds, but you can make it easy if you [...]

The Game Engine Dating Guide: How to Pick up an Engine for Single Developers

Steffen Itterheim — Thu, 03 May 2012 00:45:18 +0000

I frequently see questions like Should I use game engine A or game engine B? Sometimes the question is slightly more specific like Is game engine A right for this game? These questions are not unlike giving a list of features or requirements and then asking Is potential partner A better for me than potential [...]

How to enable ARC in a Cocos2D Project: The Video Tutorial

Steffen Itterheim — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:24:07 +0000

Enabling ARC in a Cocos2D project isn’t as straightforward as it should be. I already explained all the necessary steps and precautions in the Enable ARC in a Cocos2D Project guide. For this post I wanted to actually show you what’s needed to enable ARC in a cocos2d project as a video. Because it may [...]

LearnCocosTV 9: Easter Nut

Steffen Itterheim — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:07:03 +0000

Easter surprise: Learn Cocos2D (the Book) is going to have a 3rd edition! To be released around August 2012 it will be updated to cocos2d 2.0, compatible with Kobold2D and the source code uses ARC throughout. I apologize for this episode being 50% shorter due to Easter holidays. • Learn Cocos2D (the Book) v3 o [...]

Enable ARC in a Cocos2D Project: The Step-by-Step-How-To-Guide Woof-Woof!

Steffen Itterheim — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:11:49 +0000

While Cocos2D is compatible with ARC, simply enabling ARC in the project’s Build Setting will throw several hundreds of errors in your face. Cocos2D doesn’t provide ARC-enabled project templates. Thus this tutorial about how to enable ARC in a newly created Cocos2D Xcode Project. While none of these steps are overly difficult, you’ll notice there’s [...]

LearnCocosTV 8: KobiOSsilator

Steffen Itterheim — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:20:19 +0000

I bought a Korg Kaossilator (more info on Wikipedia) and show what the device can do for you, music- and/or noise-wise. I also explain the Q1 2012 iOS Device Sales statistics, the newly released Kobold2D v1.1 and v2.0 progress, and finally I got a surprise present: Mountain Lion. Not what you think, though. • Korg [...]

I got my copy of Mountain Lion in the Mail today …

Steffen Itterheim — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:26:46 +0000

I was very surprised when I found a yellow bubble-wrap envelope on my doorstep this morning. I did not expect a delivery, and particularly not one that was posted in Plattsburgh, NY. Neither size and shape seemed familiar to anything that I might be expecting. Although I was hoping for a second that it would [...]

iOS Sales Statistics including Q1 2012: Split by Model and OpenGL ES 2.0 Support

Steffen Itterheim — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:58:11 +0000

With Apple’s blazing Q1 2012 quarterly results, which sees iPhone sales double (!) that of the previous Q4 2011 and last year’s Q1 quarter, it’s time to update my iOS Device sales statistics from July 2011. Apple’s Quarterly Results Reports have one big flaw for those interested in per-device numbers: Apple only mentions how many [...]

The 10 Golden Rules for a Donate Button

Steffen Itterheim — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:35:22 +0000

This is a follow-up post to my Software Developer’s Guide to the Donation Button post, a rather lengthy one at that. To make the key points easily digestible I offer you my 10 Golden Rules for Donate Buttons which should guide potential donees (those receiving donations) whether they should be using a Donate Button or [...]

LearnCocosTV 7: Tic Tac To Lua

Steffen Itterheim — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:18:44 +0000

A presentation about KoboldScript with a demonstration of a Tic Tac Toe game with Scene changes and transitions. You’ll see more KoboldScript code and learn more about its key concepts in this episode. Episode #7 – Tic Tac To Lua • KoboldScript Demo #2 o Tic Tac Toe o Presentation • iDevBlogADay: Donations • Angry [...]