Creating Your Game Project

To get things started with our sample game, we first have to create a new project in Xcode.

Create a new project by selecting File > New > New Project…. This will open a wizard that allows you to select which type of project you want, as shown in Figure 2–2.

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Figure 2–2. Creating a new window-based application

On the left side of Figure 2–2, we see we have selected Application from the iOS section. On the right are the available project types for creating iOS applications. The choices presented here help developers by giving them a reasonable starting place for their applications. This is particularly helpful for ...

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