Apple Game Frameworks and Technologies

Chapter 10Extending Your Game World with Tile Maps

With a game like Val’s Revenge, players need to have a lot of room to explore. Although it’s possible to build a gigantic scene using one, two, or even three or more background images, there’s a more efficient and scalable way to create scenes worthy of exploration: tile maps.

With tile maps, you can build large, elaborate scenes using a grid of predefined images, or tiles, such as what you see here:

Whether you’re building a side-scrolling platformer game or a top-down adventure game, tile maps give you greater control and flexibility over the landscape while also using less resources.

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