Index

A

• ADT bundle
  • about / Eclipse or the ADT bundle
  • for Eclipse / ADT plugin for Eclipse
• ADT plugin
  • URL / ADT plugin for Eclipse
• Android
  • Pumpkin Defense, building on / Building Pumpkin Defense on Android
  • Pumpkin Defense, running on / Running Pumpkin Defense on Android
• Android Development Tools (ADT)
  • about / ADT plugin for Eclipse
• Android NDK
  • about / The Android NDK
  • URL / The Android NDK
• Android SDK
  • about / The Android SDK
  • URL / The Android SDK
• Angry Fish game
  • about / An introduction to Angry Fish
• attributes, tags
  • player_fire_rate / Parsing the level file
  • move_duration / Parsing the level file
  • fire_rate / Parsing the level file
  • name / Parsing the level file
  • score / Parsing the level file
• attributes, tower
  • bullet_name / Defining the properties of the tower
  • is_lightning / Defining the properties of the tower
  • is_rotating / Defining the properties of the tower
  • sprite_name / Defining the properties of the tower
  • range / Defining the properties of the tower
  • physical_damage / Defining the properties of the tower
  • magical_damage / Defining the properties of the tower
  • speed_damage / Defining the properties of the tower
  • speed_damage_duration / Defining the properties of the tower
  • fire_rate / Defining the properties of the tower
  • cost / Defining the properties of the tower
• Audacity
  • URL / Building Pumpkin Defense on Windows Phone 8
• AVD
  • creating / Creating an Android Virtual Device

B

• Blackberry OS
  • references / What to do next?
• Box2D
  • defining / The basics of Box2D
  • about / The basics of Box2D
• Box2D manual
  • URL / The basics of Box2D

C

• Cat class
  • defining / The Cat class
  • PostSolve function / The PostSolve function
• cc.RemoveSelf action
  • about / The countdown timer
• CCDrawNode class
  • about / The CCDrawNode class
• cocos2d-html5
  • environment, setting up for / Setting up the environment for Cocos2d-html5
  • project, creating / Creating a project in Cocos2d-html5
• cocos2d-html5 source
  • URL / Setting up the environment for Cocos2d-html5
• cocos2d node graph basics
  • URL / Creating the first scene – the main menu
• collectibles
  • simple collectible / The Collectible class
  • rocket / The Collectible class
  • balloon / The Collectible class
• collisions, with enemies
  • defining / Collisions with moving platforms and enemies
• collisions, with moving platforms
  • defining / Collisions with moving platforms and enemies
• ColourSmash
  • about / An overview of ColourSmash
  • main menu, creating / Creating the first scene – the main menu
• core gameplay, game world
  • tiles, finding / Finding the tiles, Finding and shifting tiles from above
  • tiles, removing / Removing the tiles
  • tiles, shifting / Finding and shifting tiles from above
  • new tiles, adding / Adding new tiles
  • score and bonus, adding / Adding score and bonus
  • timer, updating / Updating the timer
  • dragon, creating / Creating the dragon
  • towers, creating / Creating the towers
  • update loop / The update loop
  • dragon, updating / Updating the dragon
  • towers, updating / Updating the towers
  • collision detection / Collision detection
• createSilhouette function
  • about / Building an infinitely long castle in 20 lines of code
• createTileSprite function
  • about / Creating the tiles
• cross-platform cocos2d-x project
  • creating / Creating a project
• custom properties
  • SpriteName / Adding custom properties
  • IsCat / Adding custom properties
  • ListOfFish / Adding custom properties
• Cygwin
  • installing, for Windows / Installing Cygwin for Windows
  • URL / Installing Cygwin for Windows

D

• 2d platformers
  • URL / Tile-based collision detection
• difficulty levels, Inverse Universe game
  • adding / Adding progression and difficulty levels

E

• Eclipse
  • about / Eclipse or the ADT bundle
  • URL / Eclipse or the ADT bundle
• elements, Inverse Universe game
  • defining / Defining the elements of Inverse Universe
  • Player class / The Player class
  • Enemy class / The Enemy class
  • PowerUp class / The PowerUp class
  • Bomb class / The Bomb class
  • Blast class / The Blast class
  • MissileLauncher class / The MissileLauncher class
  • Missile class / The Missile class
  • Shield class / The Shield class
• Emscripten
  • references / What to do next?
• enemy
  • characteristics / Defining the properties of the enemy
• Enemy class
  • about / The Enemy class, The Enemy class
• enemy_list attribute
  • about / Defining the XML file for a level
• environment
  • setting up, for cocos2d-html5 / Setting up the environment for Cocos2d-html5
  • setting up, for Android / Setting up the environment for Android
  • setting up, for Windows Phone 8 / Setting up the environment for Windows Phone 8
• ExplodingFish class
  • defining / The ExplodingFish class
  • RayCast function, using / Using Box2D's RayCast

F

• fairytale
  • creating / Creating a fairy tale
  • infinitely long castle, building in 20 lines of code / Building an infinitely long castle in 20 lines of code
  • stars, adding / Adding the stars
• fairytale menu screen
  • implementing / Creating a lively menu screen
• findTilesToRemove function
  • about / Finding the tiles
• Finite State Machine (FSM)
  • about / Defining the clown's state machine
• fish
  • defining / Defining the fish
  • Simple / Defining the fish
  • Shooting / Defining the fish
  • Splitting / Defining the fish
  • Bombing / Defining the fish
  • Exploding / Defining the fish
  • creating / Creating and spawning the fish
  • spawning / Creating and spawning the fish
• Fish class
  • defining / The Fish class

G

• game
  • porting, in different platforms / What to do next?
• game development, in C++
  • advantages / What to do next?
• GameObject class
  • about / The GameObject class
• gameplay
  • fast forwarding / Fast forwarding the gameplay
  • drawback / Fast forwarding the gameplay
• game world
  • defining / Moving on to the game world, On to the game world
  • variables, declaring / Declaring and initializing the variables
  • background, creating / Creating the background
  • tiles, creating / Creating the tiles
  • Heads-Up Display (HUD), creating / Creating the Heads-Up Display
  • countdown timer / The countdown timer
  • single touch, defining / Let's get touchy...
  • core gameplay / The core gameplay, The core gameplay
  • dragon, flying / Flying the dragon
  • dragonDeath function, defining / Farewell dear dragon
• GameWorld class, Penguins Can Fly game
  • about / An introduction to Penguins Can Fly
• geometry
  • figuring out / Figuring out the geometry
• GestureLayer class
  • about / The GestureLayer class
• glBindTexture
  • URL / Rendering the hills
• glDrawArrays function
  • URL / Drawing the stripes
• glEnableVertexAttribArray
  • URL / Drawing the stripes
• glVertexAttribPointer
  • URL / Drawing the stripes

H

• Heads-Up Display (HUD)
  • about / Creating the Heads-Up Display
• Hero class
  • about / The Hero class
• high score
  • saving, LocalStorage used / Saving a high score using LocalStorage
• hills, Penguins Can Fly game
  • generating / Generating the hills
  • hill key points, generating / Generating the hill key points
  • curve, generating / Generating the curve of the hill
  • Box2D body, creating for / Creating the Box2D body for the hill
• hinge point
  • about / Creating the catapult
• HTML5 LocalStorage
  • about / Saving a high score using LocalStorage
• HTML5 noise
  • creating / Let's make some HTML5 noise

I

• Iceman game
  • defining / An introduction to Iceman, Adding an objects layer
• init function
  • about / Creating the dragon, The Enemy class
• Inverse Universe game
  • about / An introduction to Inverse Universe
  • elements, defining of / Defining the elements of Inverse Universe
  • creating / Creating the game
  • update loop / The update loop
  • tilt controls, adding / Adding tilt controls
  • player, moving / Moving the player
  • progression, adding / Adding progression and difficulty levels
  • difficulty levels, adding / Adding progression and difficulty levels

J

• Java Development Kit (JDK)
  • about / Java Development Kit 7+
• Java Development Kit 7+
  • defining / Java Development Kit 7+
• JavaScript coding principles
  • URL / Setting up the environment for Cocos2d-html5
• Jumpy Clown game
  • about / An overview of Jumpy Clown
  • world, creating / Creating the world
  • debug draw, using / Using debug draw
  • world, stepping / Stepping into the world
  • GameObject class, creating / Creating the GameObject class
  • walls, creating / Creating the walls
  • base, creating / Creating the base
  • clown, creating / Creating the clown
  • Finite State Machine (FSM), defining / Defining the clown's state machine
  • platform, creating / Creating the platform
  • platform, adding / Adding and removing platforms
  • platform, removing / Adding and removing platforms
  • controls, adding / Adding the controls
  • collisions, listening / Listening for collisions
  • Collectible class / The Collectible class
  • collectibles, creating / Creating and reusing collectibles
  • collectibles, reusing / Creating and reusing collectibles
  • update loop / The update loop

K

• keyboard shortcuts, Tile Layer
  • URL / Adding a tile layer

L

• Layers window
  • object layer / Designing the level in Tiled
  • tile layer / Designing the level in Tiled
• level
  • XML file, defining for / Defining the XML file for a level
  • designing, in Tiled / Designing the level in Tiled
• Lightning class
  • about / The Lightning class
• Linux
  • references / What to do next?
• LocalStorage
  • used, for saving high score / Saving a high score using LocalStorage

M

• Marmalade
  • URL / What to do next?
• menu screen
  • creating / Creating a lively menu screen
• mouse joint
  • creating / Creating a mouse joint

O

• Objective-C
  • URL / An introduction to Penguins Can Fly
• objects layer
  • about / Adding an objects layer
• OpenGL website
  • URL / Generating the striped texture

P

• particle effect
  • URL / The Player class
• Penguin behavior
  • Awake / The Penguin class
  • Diving / The Penguin class
  • Flying / The Penguin class
  • Perfect slide / The Penguin class
  • Fever / The Penguin class
  • Leaping / The Penguin class
• Penguin class, Penguins Can Fly game
  • about / An introduction to Penguins Can Fly
  • defining / The Penguin class
  • penguin, updating / Updating the penguin
• Penguins Can Fly game
  • defining / An introduction to Penguins Can Fly
  • Terrain class / The Terrain class
  • Penguin class / The Penguin class
  • game world, defining / On to the game world
• playEffect function
  • about / Flying the dragon
• player, Inverse Universe game
  • moving / Moving the player
• position
  • updating, after every tick / Setting things into motion
• progression, Inverse Universe game
  • adding / Adding progression and difficulty levels
• progress timer
  • behavior / The Enemy class
• project
  • creating, in cocos2d-html5 / Creating a project in Cocos2d-html5
• project-creator tool
  • about / Creating a project
• project structure
  • defining / Getting acquainted with the project structure
  • index.html / Getting acquainted with the project structure
  • main.js / Getting acquainted with the project structure
  • cocos2d.js / Getting acquainted with the project structure
  • cocos2d-jsb.js / Getting acquainted with the project structure
  • build.xml / Getting acquainted with the project structure
  • resources.js / Getting acquainted with the project structure
• properties, of enemy
  • defining / Defining the properties of the enemy
• properties, of tower
  • defining / Defining the properties of the tower
• Pumpkin Defense
  • defining / Introduction to Pumpkin Defense
  • building, on Android / Building Pumpkin Defense on Android
  • running, on Android / Running Pumpkin Defense on Android
  • building, on Windows Phone 8 / Building Pumpkin Defense on Windows Phone 8

R

• Ray casting
  • URL / Using Box2D's RayCast
• raywenderlich
  • URL / An introduction to Penguins Can Fly
• Respawn function
  • about / The Player class
• RUBE
  • defining / A brief introduction to RUBE
  • URL / A brief introduction to RUBE
  • bodies, creating / Creating bodies
  • scene, running / Running the scene
  • images, importing / Importing images
  • level, creating with / Creating a level with RUBE
  • catapult, creating / Creating the catapult
  • custom properties, adding / Adding custom properties
  • world, generating from / Generating a world using data exported from RUBE

S

• SetTarget function
  • about / The Tower class
• ShootBullet function
  • about / The Tower class
• Shoot function
  • about / The Tower class
• ShootingFish class
  • defining / The ShootingFish class
• SpaceCraze game
  • about / An overview of SpaceCraze
  • project, creating / Creating a project
  • global variables, defining / Defining the global variables of the game
  • Sprite, creating / Creating your own Sprite
  • defining / On to the game world...
  • Player class / The Player class
  • Enemy class / The Enemy class
  • Brick class / The Brick class
  • level file, parsing / Parsing the level file
  • enemies, creating / Creating enemies
  • bricks, creating / Creating bricks
  • player, creating / Creating the player
  • HUD elements, creating / Creating HUD elements
  • start function / The start and stop functions
  • stop function / The start and stop functions
  • enemies, moving / Moving the enemies
  • bullets, firing / Fire the bullets!
  • update function / The update function
  • collisions, checking / Checking for collisions
  • touch controls / Touch controls
  • LevelComplete function / Level complete and game over
  • GameOver function / Level complete and game over
• SplittingFish class
  • defining / The SplittingFish class
• Sprite
  • creating / Creating your own Sprite
• spritesheets
  • defining / Getting to know sprite sheets
• Standard Edition (SE)
  • about / Java Development Kit 7+
  • URL / Java Development Kit 7+
• striped texture, Penguins Can Fly game
  • generating / Generating the striped texture
  • stripes, drawing / Drawing the stripes
  • gradient, adding / Adding a gradient
  • highlight, adding / Adding some highlight
  • border, drawing / Drawing the border
  • noise, adding / Adding some noise

T

• .ttf file
  • URL / Building Pumpkin Defense on Windows Phone 8
• Terrain class, Penguins Can Fly game
  • about / An introduction to Penguins Can Fly
  • defining / The Terrain class
  • striped texture, generating / Generating the striped texture
  • hills, generating / Generating the hills
  • hills, rendering / Rendering the hills
  • hill, updating / Updating the hill
• Texture Packer
  • URL / Getting to know sprite sheets
• Tile-based collision detection
  • about / Tile-based collision detection
  • URL / Tile-based collision detection
• tile-based game
  • defining / What is a tile-based game?
• Tiled
  • level, designing in / Designing the level in Tiled
• Tiled Map Editor
  • URL / What is the Tiled Map Editor?
  • about / What is the Tiled Map Editor?
  • new tile map, creating / Creating a new tile map
  • tileset, adding / Adding a tileset
  • Tile Layer, adding / Adding a tile layer
  • objects layer, adding / Adding an objects layer
• tilt controls, Inverse Universe game
  • adding / Adding tilt controls
• Tiny Wings game
  • URL / An introduction to Penguins Can Fly
  • features, URL / An introduction to Penguins Can Fly
• tinyxml2
  • URL / Parsing the level file
• Tizen
  • references / What to do next?
• tower
  • characteristics / Defining the properties of the tower
• Tower class
  • about / The Tower class
• towers
  • spawning / Spawning the towers

U

• update loop, Inverse Universe game / The update loop

V

• variables, Fish class
  • fish_type_ / The Fish class
  • radius_ / The Fish class
  • is_throwable_ / The Fish class
  • has_been_fired_ / The Fish class
  • has_been_touched_ / The Fish class
  • has_hit_ / The Fish class
• vertical collision detection
  • defining / Tile-based collision detection
• Visual Studio
  • URL / Setting up the environment for Windows Phone 8
• visual tool
  • URL / Drawing the stripes

W

• WampServer
  • URL / Setting up the environment for Cocos2d-html5
• waves
  • spawning, of enemies / Spawning waves of enemies
• WebStorm
  • URL / Setting up the environment for Cocos2d-html5
• win32 / Adding tilt controls
• Windows
  • Cygwin, installing for / Installing Cygwin for Windows
• Windows Phone 8
  • environment, setting up for / Setting up the environment for Windows Phone 8
  • Pumpkin Defense, building on / Building Pumpkin Defense on Windows Phone 8
• Windows Phone 8 SDK
  • URL / Setting up the environment for Windows Phone 8

X

• XML file
  • defining, for level / Defining the XML file for a level