iPhone/iPod Touch Games Development with Objective C

Qualification type: Short Course Location:
One Central Park
Subject area:
Information Technology (IT)
Level: n/a
Course Code: CR4820-01 Leaflet Number: 6229
Awarding body: Generic award - no awarding body (NONE)
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Awarding body: 
Generic award - no awarding body (NONE)
Qualification type: 
Short Course
Level: 
n/a
Subject area: 
Information Technology (IT)
Location: 
One Central Park

What's the iPhone/iPod Touch Games Development with Objective C course about?

This course is intended to give students a comprehensive understanding of how to develop games on the iPhone/iPod Touch using Objective C and OpenGL ES.

The course covers the following:
- Introduction to the iPhone
- XCode and interface builder
- Objective C Primer to include: classes, messaging, memory management, instantiation, functions, inheritance, OOP
- Game engine anatomy
- Application framework
- Game state manager
- Graphics engine
- Texturing
- Animation
- Physics
- Audio

- The Framework: OpenGL ES
- Game state management
- Event handling
- The resource manager
- Texture formats
- Sound format
- Deploying resources
- The render engine
- GLESGameState
- Textures
- Font textures
- The data store
- Storing simple data
- Storing complex data
- The Skeleton application
- 2D game engine
- Game design
- Tile engine; drawing tiles and tile example
- Animation; sprites

Assessment is by course attendance and completion of practical projects within class.

What will I be able to do after I've completed this course?

You will have a great understanding of how to develop games in Objective C for the iPhone / iPod touch and will have the possibility of creating and selling your own games on Apple's App Store.

What qualifications or experience do I need to do this course?

An understanding of computer programming, in particularly C or C++ would be beneficial. Completion of our iPhone/iPod Touch Application Development course and experience of Apple Macs and PCs would also prove useful.

Which qualification will I be awarded if I successfully complete the iPhone/iPod Touch Games Development with Objective C course?

This is a short course and does not lead to a formal qualification.

Attendance

Part time (evening)

Course length

10 Week(s)

Weeks per year

10

Hours per week

3

As the definition of full time and part time can vary from course to course, please check with the tutor as to the exact number of hours study each week this course will entail.

Price (for guidance only)

£399.00

The fee for this course is approximate and subject to change.The price includes tuition and materials fees (where applicable), but excludes any exam or registration fees (where applicable). The actual amount you pay may also be affected by your age and personal circumstances. For further details please visit our fees section.

How do I apply?

For further information or to apply for a course, contact our Course Enquiry Team on FREECALL 0800 068 8585 or email enquiries@themanchestercollege.ac.uk.

You can also apply on line for the iPhone/iPod Touch Games Development with Objective C course.

Please note, the course information on this website is provided as a reference guide only and is subject to change. It is therefore important that you check all course details, including location, timetable, fee, etc, at enrolment as the college operates a no refund policy.