Included in the iPhone SDK is another “application-builder” named Dashcode. If you have the iPhone SDK installed (and the iPhone SDK is the only way to get Dashcode as far as I know), then you can find Dashcode at Developers::Applications folder. The icon looks like this: Dashcode was originally a tool for developing Widgets, is […]
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May 16, 2009
iPhone SDK Sound Playback Example – Project Download
May 15, 2009
This article continues from Part 1 and Part 2. We will be using the project created previously. This time, the focus is basic sound playback. We will use one of Apple examples which makes it easy to load and play sound files. You can find the original files at Apple Developer Network by searching for […]
iPhone SDK Example: Moving And Rotating Image Part 2
May 11, 2009
Continuing from Part 1, this part will demonstrate the followings: * Loading image dynamically using UIImageView * Using array Step 1 Open the Ball project created in Part1. Step 2 Import another image into the Resources Group (you can use the same image as previously, but it won’t be as much fun). Step 3 We […]
Exporting Audio File to CAF
May 9, 2009
iPhone likes CAF (Core Audio Format), but how do you create or convert to a CAF file? 1) Use the afconvert tool from Apple. This is a command line application that you need to run from the shell prompt. Example: Documentation: http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/afconvert.1.html To batch multiple files, I have found it useful to write a batch […]
There are what will be demonstrated: * Using Transformation. * Using UIImageView. * Using interval for animation. * Associating image with objects. * Deriving a class from UIImageView. Step 1 Create a New Project. Select iPhone OS Application -> View-Based Application. Name it Ball. Step 2 Import an image into the Resources Group. If you […]
Cocos2d: Bouncing Ball Example
April 28, 2009
In this example, we will use Cocos2d’s scripted animation to create a bouncing ball animation. This example assumes familiarity with setting up a simple cocos2d project. Please review the previous guides if necessary. The example below is based on the cocos2d example named Click And Move which came with the cocos2d package. Note: this guide […]
iPhone Game Programming – Some Useful Links
April 22, 2009
Here are some links to get started with iPhone game programming: Brandon Trebitowsky at http://icodeblog.com/ has nice tutorials on Game Programming using the UIImage. Following the first two-parts of the tutorial, you can build a nice pong-like game. He also has sections for iPhone general programming, in case you’re interested in that sort of thing […]
Hello Cocos2d
April 8, 2009
This is a guide to create a Hello World application for cocos2d. If you have not installed and compiled the Cocos2d successfully, then follow the previous guide here. Note: this guide is written for cocos2d version 0.71. If you are using 0.73 or later and are having issues, check the following post: https://permadi.com/blog/2010/03/cocos2d-compiling-hint/ https://permadi.com/blog/2010/03/cocos2d-for-iphone-migrating-0-71-to-0-73/ Step1 […]