Create Space Invaders with Swift and Sprite Kit

In this series, I will be teaching you how to create a Space Invaders inspired game using Sprite Kit and the Swift programming language. Along the way, you will learn about Sprite Kit's integrated physics engine, generate particles using Sprite Kit's built-in particle editor, use the accelerometer to move the player, and much more. Let's get started.

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Create Space Invaders With Swift and SpriteKit: Introducing SpriteKit
In this series, I will be teaching you how to create a Space Invaders inspired game using SpriteKit and the Swift programming language. Along the way, you...
James Tyner
25 Mar 2015
Create Space Invaders With Swift and SpriteKit: Implementing Classes
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...
James Tyner
1 Apr 2015
Create Space Invaders With Swift and SpriteKit: Implementing Gameplay
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...
James Tyner
8 Apr 2015
Create Space Invaders With Swift and SpriteKit: Finishing Gameplay
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...
James Tyner
15 Apr 2015

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