James Tyner

In this post we'll build a simple game from scratch. Along the way, we'll touch on some of the most important aspects of the SpriteKit library.

In this series, we're learning how to use SpriteKit to build 2D games for iOS. In this post, we'll learn about two important features of SpriteKit: actions...

In this series, we're learning how to use SpriteKit to build 2D games for iOS. In this post, we'll continue our exploration of SpriteKit nodes, and learn...

SpriteKit is Apple's 2D game framework for iOS. In this post, we'll take a look at Nodes—the fundamental building block of SpriteKit.

In this post, I'll introduce you to SpriteKit, Apple's 2D game framework for iOS. We'll start with the basics, and later on I'll show you how to use some of...

In this tutorial you'll create a blackjack game in SpriteKit using Swift 3. You'll learn about implementing touch, creating visual animations, and many other...

In this article, we explore several mobile game development platforms. After reading this article, you should have a good idea which framework or engine best...

In this tutorial, I will be teaching you how to create an MP3 Player using the AV Foundation framework. Along the way you, will learn how to read files from...

In this tutorial, I will be teaching the basics of the Quartz 2D drawing engine. After reading this tutorial, you should have a good understanding of the...

In the previous part of this series, we made the invaders move, the player and invaders fire bullets, and implemented collision detection. In the fourth and...

In the previous part of this series, we implemented the stubs for the game's main classes. In this tutorial, we will get the invaders moving, bullets firing...

In the first part of this series, we explored the basics of the SpriteKit framework and implemented the game's start screen. In this tutorial, we will...