iPhone® Game Development

Introduction

It was liberating to the computer industry when computers finally became small enough to take home and set up on a desk. As the technology has gotten smaller and more portable, it has continued to grow in power. The device and the components also became less expensive as the years and months passed. Soon all the components were consolidated into one device and we began using notebook computers that we could use in our laps.

In 1993, Apple had a vision for mobile computing that they first implemented in their device, the Newton Message Pad. This was a device that allowed you to do simple day-to-day tasks in the palm of your hand. Although it was not a successful venture for Apple at the time, we believe this was a pivotal milestone for the modern PDA. Others entered the PDA market, cell phones became the norm, and Apple introduced the iPod. In 2007, Apple took the best from all these mobile innovations and wrapped them together in the device you know today as the iPhone.

In summer 2008 Apple began allowing developers to write custom applications for the iPhone and sell them in their hugely successful App Store. We are realizing that these technologies that Apple has cleverly combined will synergize if leveraged with the right application. As we move forward with the iPhone we see the potential for applications that can connect people in ways we may not have considered until now.

iPhone Game Development is about releasing the potential to use this small but powerful device ...