Beginning iOS 6 Games Development

Appendix     A

Designing and Creating Graphics

In this appendix, we’ll cover three main topics: designing graphics, creating graphics, and some open-source tools to use in doing so.

When creating a video game, a lot of the work is put into creating the graphics used in the game. In this appendix, we will be considering 2D games. These graphics will be images for the actors in the game, backgrounds, buttons, and other decorations. The images are a large part of the game: they are the first thing people see, and they can dictate whether people are going to download the game. Images are what grab people’s attention. It is the image of Link or Mario that people remember, not the collision detection algorithm. It is not to say that there aren’t popular ...