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Write a Native iOS Game Using Xamarin and C# [Video]

By : Steven F. Daniel
Book Image

Write a Native iOS Game Using Xamarin and C# [Video]

By: Steven F. Daniel

Overview of this book

<p><span id="description" class="sugar_field">Xamarin is the most powerful cross-platform mobile development framework for creating stunning cross-platform applications on the iOS and Android mobile platforms. C# is a simple, modern, general-purpose, Object-Oriented Programming language developed by Microsoft within its .NET initiative. </span></p> <p><span id="description" class="sugar_field">This video course starts by walking you through an iOS memory-matching game and how to build this using Visual Studio for Mac. Next, you will add game asset images and all the game interface elements. You will then learn how to build the user interface for your iOS Memory Matching game. Here, you will create and add each of the game elements that will make up the visual representation of your game. </span></p> <p><span id="description" class="sugar_field">Towards the end of the course, you will implement your game logic to add your game blocks to the view container, and then randomize and shuffle each game block. You will also learn how to implement touch logic to determine when a tile has been tapped on, and then compare the tile with a secondary tile that is tapped. You will then learn how to implement the timer, score, and button actions.</span></p> <h2><span class="sugar_field">Style and Approach</span></h2> <p><span class="sugar_field"><span id="trade_selling_points_c" class="sugar_field">A project-based approach that will solve all your needs when it comes to creating an amazing memory-matching iOS game using Xamarin and C#</span></span></p>
Table of Contents (3 chapters)
Chapter 2
Setting Up the User Interface
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Section 4
Adding the Reset Button Control to Our Storyboard
This video will walk you through the process of working with the iOS designer in Visual Studio for Mac to design your user interface. - Drag a UIButton control from the Xamarin toolbox to the UIViewController within your storyboard - Learn to specify a name for the control and background color - Work with Layouts to adjust the size of your Game Board View and apply constraints