Mobile Game Development

Having made games and iOS apps in the past, I wanted to combine these skills to make a mobile game. Inspired by simple arcade games, I wanted to make a simple high score based game that could go on forever. I settled on a game where you swipe to create a paddle that can deflect a ball and the goal is to keep the ball from going off screen. Each time you hit the ball it goes faster. It's simple but none the less fun. I created the game using Xcode's SpriteKit. To keep the feel of a real arcade game I added a global leaderboard so you can see how your skills compare to your friends and the rest of the world.

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What I learned

- Spritekit

- UI Animations

- Game Center leaderboard implementation

- How to make a gameplay video ad

- Good icon design