Index

A

• accelerometer
  • movement, enabling with / Movement with the accelerometer
• Android SDK
  • URL, for downloading / Running the game on the Android simulator using the Eclipse IDE
• Android simulator
  • Cocos2d-x project running, Eclipse used / Running the project on an Android simulator using Eclipse
  • game executing, with Eclipse IDE / Running the game on the Android simulator using the Eclipse IDE
• Android Virtual Device (AVD) / Running the project on an Android simulator using Eclipse
• Angle project / Project breakup
• animation
  • about / Animation basics
  • spritesheet animation / Spritesheet animation
  • skeletal animation / Skeletal animation
• app
  • preparing / Preparing/creating the app
  • creating / Creating the app and setting pricing
  • submitting / Creating the app and setting pricing
  • pricing, setting / Creating the app and setting pricing
• app icon
  • creating / Preparing/creating the app
  • uploading, for review / Uploading the XAP file, icons, and screenshots for review
• applicationDidFinishLaunching function / Project breakup
• applicationWillEnterForeGround function / Project breakup
• Apply Chain feature / Audio in Cocos2d-x
• app name
  • modifying / Changing the name of the app
• Audacity
  • about / Audio in Cocos2d-x
  • URL, for downloading / Audio in Cocos2d-x
• audio, Cocos2d-x
  • about / Audio in Cocos2d-x
  • background music / Audio in Cocos2d-x
  • sound effects / Audio in Cocos2d-x
• audio formats
  • .mid file / Audio in Cocos2d-x
  • .wav file / Audio in Cocos2d-x
  • .mp3 file / Audio in Cocos2d-x
  • .caf file / Audio in Cocos2d-x
  • .ogg file / Audio in Cocos2d-x
• autorelease pool
  • about / Creating the enemy class
  • reference link / Creating the enemy class

B

• Background, Particle2dx
  • about / Background
• background image
  • displaying / Displaying the background image
• background music
  • adding / Adding looped background music
• bitmap font generator
  • about / Bitmap font generator
  • URL, for downloading / Bitmap font generator
• bitmap fonts
  • about / Texts and fonts
• BlackBerry simulator
  • game executing, with Momentics IDE / Running on the BlackBerry simulator using the Momentics IDE
• bool gameOver variable / Keeping track of the score and the game over condition
• bounding box collision
  • about / Bounding box collision
• Box2D
  • about / Other collision detection methods
  • using / Other collision detection methods
• Box2d
  • URL / Project breakup

C

• CCArray
  • about / Adding the gameplay layer
• CCDelayTime action / Movement with touches
• CCDirector class / Project breakup
• CCLabeITTF class, Cocos2d-x / Basic classes of Cocos2d-x
• CCLabelBMFont
  • about / Texts and fonts
  • versus, CCLabelTTF / Texts and fonts
• CCLabelTTF
  • about / Texts and fonts
  • versus, CCLabelBMFont / Texts and fonts
• CCLayer class, Cocos2d-x / Basic classes of Cocos2d-x
• CCMenu class, Cocos2d-x / Basic classes of Cocos2d-x
• CCObjects
  • about / Adding the gameplay layer
  • reference link / Adding the gameplay layer
• CCRotateBy action / Movement with touches
• CCScene class, Cocos2d-x / Basic classes of Cocos2d-x
• CCSequence action / Movement with touches
• CCSprite class, Cocos2d-x / Basic classes of Cocos2d-x
• CCTintTo action / Movement with touches
• CC_SAFE_DELETE macro / Creating the enemy class
• character movement
  • about / Character movement
  • enabling, with touches / Movement with touches
• Chipmunk
  • URL / Project breakup
• circular collision
  • about / Circular collision
• Cocos2d-Swift
  • learning resources / Cocos2d-Swift
  • URL / Cocos2d-Swift
• Cocos2d-x
  • URL / Downloading Cocos2d-x, Cocos2d-x
  • downloading, steps / Downloading Cocos2d-x
  • coordinate systems / Coordinate system
  • classes / Basic classes of Cocos2d-x
  • Gameplay scene / Basic classes of Cocos2d-x
  • functions, for control schemes / Enabling the touch function
  • inbuilt particle system / Cocos2d-x's inbuilt particle system
  • URL, for particle system / Adding the gun muzzle particle system
  • audio / Audio in Cocos2d-x
  • learning resources / Cocos2d-x
• Cocos2d-x, classes
  • CCScene / Basic classes of Cocos2d-x
  • CCLayer / Basic classes of Cocos2d-x
  • CCSprite / Basic classes of Cocos2d-x
  • CCLabeITTF / Basic classes of Cocos2d-x
  • CCMenu / Basic classes of Cocos2d-x
• Cocos2d-x project
  • creating / Creating a new project
  • Solution Explorer structure / Project breakup
  • breakup / Project breakup
  • running, on multiple platforms / Running the project on multiple platforms
  • running, on Windows (desktop mode) / Running the project on Windows (desktop mode)
  • running, on Windows RT (tile mode) / Running the project on Windows RT (tile mode)
  • running, on Android simulator with Eclipse / Running the project on an Android simulator using Eclipse
• Cocos2d-x project, running on multiple platforms
  • about / Running the project on multiple platforms
  • Windows (desktop mode) / Running the project on Windows (desktop mode)
  • on Windows RT (tile mode) / Running the project on Windows RT (tile mode)
  • on iPhone simulator, Xcode used / Running the project on the iPhone simulator using Xcode
  • on Android simulator, Eclipse used / Running the project on an Android simulator using Eclipse
• CocosDenshion / Project breakup
• CocosStudio
  • URL / Project breakup
• collision detection
  • about / Theory of collision detection
  • circular collision / Circular collision
  • bounding box collision / Bounding box collision
  • pixel perfect collision / Pixel perfect collision
  • other methods / Other collision detection methods
  • coding / Coding collision detection
• collision detection, other methods
  • point in shape / Other collision detection methods
  • separate axis theorem / Other collision detection methods
  • Box2D / Other collision detection methods
• Color&Shape, Particle2dx
  • about / Color
• Color Settings, Particle Designer
  • Start and End Color / Color Settings
  • about / Color Settings
  • Blend Source and Destination / Color Settings
• coordinate systems
  • about / Coordinate system
• createEnemy() function / Creating the enemy class
• custom controls
  • about / Custom controls
• custom particle system
  • creating / Creating your own particle system
• Cygwin
  • URL, for downloading / Running the game on the Android simulator using the Eclipse IDE

D

• display section, TexturePacker
  • about / The display section
  • Data Format / The display section
  • Data file / The display section
  • Texture format / The display section
  • Png OPT file / The display section
  • Image format / The display section
  • AutoSD / The display section
  • Content protection / The display section

E

• Eclipse
  • used, for running Cocos2d-x project on Android simulator / Running the project on an Android simulator using Eclipse
• Eclipse IDE
  • used, for executing game on Android simulator / Running the game on the Android simulator using the Eclipse IDE
• emitter
  • about / What is a particle system?
• Emitter Configuration, Particle Designer
  • about / Emitter Configuration
  • Duration / Emitter Configuration
  • Source Position Variance X and Y / Emitter Configuration
  • Maximum Particles / Emitter Configuration
  • Emit Angle / Emitter Configuration
  • Emit Angle Variance / Emitter Configuration
  • SpeedTopicn / Emitter Configuration
  • Speed VarianceTopicn / Emitter Configuration
  • X and Y Gravity / Emitter Configuration
  • Radial Acceleration / Emitter Configuration
  • Tangential Acceleration / Emitter Configuration
• enemy animation
  • creating / Creating and coding enemy animation
  • coding / Creating and coding enemy animation
• enemy class
  • creating / Creating the enemy class
  • enemy movement, adding / Adding the enemy movement
• enemy movement
  • adding, with update() function / Adding the enemy movement
• explosion particle system
  • adding / Adding an explosion particle system

F

• .fnt file extension / Texts and fonts
• fireRocket function / Adding the gun muzzle particle system
• flame particle effect
  • creating / Adding particles for jetpack when a player moves upwards
• fonts
  • about / Texts and fonts
  • Literra / Literra
  • URL, for downloading / Literra
  • bitmap font generator / Bitmap font generator
  • GlyphDesigner / GlyphDesigner
• frame
  • about / Animation basics
• frames per second (fps) / Character movement
• frames per second (FPS)
  • about / Animation basics
• FSM
  • about / Coding the player animation
  • reference link / Coding the player animation
• functions, Cocos2d-x
  • TouchesBegan() / Enabling the touch function
  • TouchesMoved() / Enabling the touch function
  • TouchesEnded() / Enabling the touch function
  • TouchesCancelled() / Enabling the touch function

G

• game
  • creating, from scratch / First things first
  • executing, on Windows desktop / Running the game on the Windows desktop
  • executing, on Android simulator with Eclipse IDE / Running the game on the Android simulator using the Eclipse IDE
  • requisites, for executing on Android / Running the game on the Android simulator using the Eclipse IDE
  • executing, on BlackBerry simulator with Momentics IDE / Running on the BlackBerry simulator using the Momentics IDE
  • executing, on iOS simulator with Xcode / Running on an iOS simulator using Xcode
• gamedev.stackexchange.com
  • about / gamedev.stackexchange.com/stackoverflow
• game execution requisites, for Android
  • Android SDK (ADT Bundle) / Running the game on the Android simulator using the Eclipse IDE
  • Android NDK / Running the game on the Android simulator using the Eclipse IDE
  • JDK/JRE / Running the game on the Android simulator using the Eclipse IDE
  • Cygwin / Running the game on the Android simulator using the Eclipse IDE
• Gameover() function / Keeping track of the score and the game over condition
• game over condition
  • checking / Keeping track of the score and the game over condition
• gameplay layer
  • adding / Adding the gameplay layer
• Geometry section, TexturePacker
  • about / The Geometry section
  • Max size / The Geometry section
  • Fixed size / The Geometry section
  • Size constraint / The Geometry section
  • Scale / The Geometry section
• GlyphDesigner
  • about / GlyphDesigner
  • URL, for downloading / GlyphDesigner
• gun muzzle particle system
  • adding / Adding the gun muzzle particle system

H

• Heads Up User Display (HUD) / Basic classes of Cocos2d-x
• hero controls
  • adding / Adding hero controls
• high score
  • storing / Storing high scores
• HUD layer
  • creating / Creating the HUD layer and displaying as well as updating scores
  • score, displaying on / Creating the HUD layer and displaying as well as updating scores
  • score, updating on / Creating the HUD layer and displaying as well as updating scores

I

• inbuilt particle system, Cocos2d-x
  • about / Cocos2d-x's inbuilt particle system
  • Fire / Cocos2d-x's inbuilt particle system
  • Fireworks / Cocos2d-x's inbuilt particle system
  • Sun / Cocos2d-x's inbuilt particle system
  • Galaxy / Cocos2d-x's inbuilt particle system
  • Meteor / Cocos2d-x's inbuilt particle system
  • Spiral / Cocos2d-x's inbuilt particle system
  • Explosion / Cocos2d-x's inbuilt particle system
  • Flower / Cocos2d-x's inbuilt particle system
  • Smoke / Cocos2d-x's inbuilt particle system
  • Snow / Cocos2d-x's inbuilt particle system
  • Rain / Cocos2d-x's inbuilt particle system
• initEnemy() function / Creating the enemy class
• InOut, Particle2dx
  • about / InOut
• installation, Python / Downloading and installing Python
• installation, Spine / Creating the skeletal animation
• installation, Visual Studio / Downloading and installing Visual Studio
• installation, Windows Phone SDK / Downloading and installing the Windows Phone SDK
• int score variable / Keeping track of the score and the game over condition
• iOS simulator
  • game executing, with Xcode / Running on an iOS simulator using Xcode
• iPhone simulator
  • Cocos2d-x project running, Xcode used / Running the project on the iPhone simulator using Xcode

J

• Java Script Object Notification (JSON)
  • about / The display section
• JDK
  • URL, for downloading / Running the game on the Android simulator using the Eclipse IDE
• jetpack
  • particles, adding / Adding particles for jetpack when a player moves upwards
• JRE
  • URL, for downloading / Running the game on the Android simulator using the Eclipse IDE

L

• Layout section, TexturePacker
  • about / The Layout section
  • Algorithm / The Layout section
  • Border Padding / Shape Padding / The Layout section
  • Trim / The Layout section
• libbox2d / Project breakup
• libChipmunk / Project breakup
• libExtensions / Project breakup
• Literra
  • about / Literra
  • URL / Literra

M

• .mp3 file
  • converting, to .wav file / Audio in Cocos2d-x
• main menu scene
  • creating / Creating the main menu scene
  • loading, on startup / Loading the menu scene at start of the app
• math class, CPP
  • reference link / Circular collision
• Microsoft Download Center
  • URL / Downloading and installing Visual Studio
• Momentics IDE
  • used, for executing game on BlackBerry simulator / Running on the BlackBerry simulator using the Momentics IDE
  • URL, for downloading / Running on the BlackBerry simulator using the Momentics IDE
• Motion, Particle2dx
  • Duration / Motion
  • Lifetime / Motion
  • EmissionRate / Motion
  • Angle / Motion
  • EmitArea / Motion
  • Gravity / Motion
  • Speed / Motion
  • AccelTan / Motion
• movement
  • enabling, with accelerometer / Movement with the accelerometer
• MSOpenTech GitHub page
  • URL / Project breakup
• Multitouch
  • enabling / Enabling multitouch
• mute button
  • adding / Adding the mute button

N

• NDK
  • URL, for downloading / Running the game on the Android simulator using the Eclipse IDE

O

• Options scene
  • creating / Creating the Options scene

P

• .plist extension / Particle Designer
• parallax scrolling layer
  • creating / Creating the parallax scrolling layer
• Particle2dx
  • about / Particle designing, Particle2dx
  • URL / Particle2dx
  • Motion / Motion
  • Color&Shape / Color
  • Template / Template
  • InOut / InOut
  • Background / Background
• Particle Configuration, Particle Designer
  • about / Particle Configuration
  • Lifespan / Particle Configuration
  • StartSize / Particle Configuration
  • EndSize / Particle Configuration
  • Start Rotation / Particle Configuration
  • End Rotation / Particle Configuration
• Particle Designer
  • about / Particle designing, Particle Designer
  • URL, for downloading / Particle Designer
  • Emitter Configuration / Emitter Configuration
  • Particle Configuration / Particle Configuration
  • Color Settings / Color Settings
  • Texture Settings / Texture Settings
• particle designing
  • about / Particle designing
• particles
  • adding, for jetpack / Adding particles for jetpack when a player moves upwards
• particle system
  • about / What is a particle system?
• pause button
  • creating / Creating the pause button and showing the pause screen
  • implementing / Implementing pause and resuming the game
• pause screen
  • displaying / Creating the pause button and showing the pause screen
• Physics Editor
  • about / Other collision detection methods
  • URL, for downloading / Other collision detection methods
• pixel perfect collision
  • about / Pixel perfect collision
  • URL / Pixel perfect collision
• player
  • spritesheet, creating for / Creating a spritesheet for the player
• player animation
  • coding / Coding the player animation
• player walk cycle
  • coding / Coding the player walk cycle
• point in shape
  • about / Other collision detection methods
• power of 2 (POT)
  • about / The Geometry section
• pricing, app
  • setting / Creating the app and setting pricing
• projectile class
  • creating / Creating the projectile class
• Pythagoras theorem
  • about / Circular collision
• Python
  • installing / Downloading and installing Python
  • downloading / Downloading and installing Python

R

• radius (R)
  • about / Circular collision
• Rain
  • about / What is a particle system?
• resume button
  • implementing / Implementing pause and resuming the game

S

• scheduleUpdate() function / Character movement
• schedule_selector macro / Creating the projectile class
• score
  • tracking / Keeping track of the score and the game over condition
  • updating, on HUD layer / Creating the HUD layer and displaying as well as updating scores
  • displaying, on HUD layer / Creating the HUD layer and displaying as well as updating scores
• screenshots, app
  • uploading, for review / Uploading the XAP file, icons, and screenshots for review
  • URL, for downloading / Uploading the XAP file, icons, and screenshots for review
• scrolling layer class
  • adding / Adding the scrolling layer class
• separate axis theorem
  • about / Other collision detection methods
  • URL / Other collision detection methods
• setStartColor function / Adding the gun muzzle particle system
• setTouchEnabled() function / Enabling the touch function
• sideloading
  • about / Preparing/creating the app
• Simple Audio Engine
  • about / Adding looped background music
• skeletal animation
  • about / Skeletal animation
  • using / Creating the skeletal animation
• Solution Explorer pane, Cocos2d-x project
  • CocosDenshion / Project breakup
  • libbox2d / Project breakup
  • libChipmunk / Project breakup
  • libExtensions / Project breakup
• sound effects
  • adding / Adding sound effects
• Spine
  • URL / Project breakup
  • about / Creating the skeletal animation
  • URL, for downloading / Creating the skeletal animation
  • installing / Creating the skeletal animation
  • downloading / Creating the skeletal animation
• Spine, versions
  • trial / Creating the skeletal animation
  • professional / Creating the skeletal animation
  • essential / Creating the skeletal animation
• spritesheet
  • creating, for player / Creating a spritesheet for the player
• spritesheet animation
  • about / Spritesheet animation
• stackoverflow.com
  • about / gamedev.stackexchange.com/stackoverflow
• store account
  • creating / Creating the store account

T

• .ttf file extension / Texts and fonts
• Template, Particle2dx
  • about / Template
• texts
  • fonts / Texts and fonts
• Textture Settings, Particle Designer
  • about / Texture Settings
• TexturePacker
  • about / TexturePacker
  • URL, for downloading / TexturePacker
  • display section / The display section
  • Geometry section / The Geometry section
  • Layout section / The Layout section
  • advanced features / Advanced features
• TexturePacker, miscellaneous options
  • Texture path / Advanced features
  • Clean transparent pixels / Advanced features
  • Trim sprite names / Advanced features
• touches
  • character movement, enabling with / Movement with touches
• TouchesBegan() function / Enabling the touch function
• TouchesCancelled() function / Enabling the touch function
• TouchesEnded() function / Enabling the touch function
• TouchesMoved() function / Enabling the touch function
• touch function
  • enabling / Enabling the touch function
• TrueType font
  • about / Texts and fonts

U

• update() function
  • used, for adding enemy movement / Adding the enemy movement

V

• virtual bool init() function / Project breakup
• Visual Studio
  • downloading / Downloading and installing Visual Studio
  • installing / Downloading and installing Visual Studio
• VMWare Fusion
  • URL, for downloading / Running on the BlackBerry simulator using the Momentics IDE

W

• Windows (desktop mode)
  • Cocos2d-x project, running on / Running the project on Windows (desktop mode)
• Windows desktop
  • game, executing on / Running the game on the Windows desktop
• Windows Phone SDK
  • installing / Downloading and installing the Windows Phone SDK
  • downloading / Downloading and installing the Windows Phone SDK
  • URL / Downloading and installing the Windows Phone SDK
• Windows Phone Store
  • about / A look at the Windows Phone Store
  • URL / A look at the Windows Phone Store
  • account, creating / Creating the store account
• Windows RT (tile mode)
  • Cocos2d-x project, running on / Running the project on Windows RT (tile mode)

X

• XAP file
  • uploading, for review / Uploading the XAP file, icons, and screenshots for review
• Xcode
  • used, for running Cocos2d-x project on iPhone simulator / Running the project on the iPhone simulator using Xcode
  • used, for executing game on iOS simulator / Running on an iOS simulator using Xcode