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Cocos2d for iPhone 1
Game Development
Cookbook
Over 90 recipes for iOS 2D game development using
cocos2d

Nathan Burba

BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI


Cocos2d for iPhone 1 Game Development
Cookbook
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First published: December 2011

Production Reference: 1081211

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ISBN 978-1-84951-400-2
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Credits
Author
Nathan Burba
Reviewers
Chris Cockcroft

Project Coordinator
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Proofreader
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Indexer
Senior Acquisition Editor

Monica Ajmera Mehta

Usha Iyer
Production Coordinator
Development Editor

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Cover Work
Technical Editors
Priyanka Shah
Naheed Shaikh

Arvindkumar Gupta


About the Author
Nathan Burba is a game developer, student, producer, and entrepreneur. He graduated
from Ithaca College with a BA in Computer Science in 2008 and began working toward an MFA
in Interactive Media at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 2011.
He founded Logical Extreme Studios LLC in 2011 and plans to release his first iOS game,
Golden Age Baseball, in early 2012.
I would like to thank my family and friends for their constant support. In
particular, I would like to thank my loving girlfriend Julie for her exuberant
encouragement and unending patience. I would also like to thank my
Computer Science peers and mentors throughout the years including, but
not limited to, Zander Li, Joseph Blass, Alex Martinez, Ali Erkan, John Barr,
Chris Ledet, George Smith, and Jared Combs. This book is a collection
of recipes that hundreds of dedicated individuals have contributed to in
one way or another. I'd like to thank Ricardo Quesada and those who've
contributed directly to Cocos2d, Erin Catto and those who've contributed to

Box2d, Cocos2d forum members: ascorbin, manucorporat, asinesio, Blue
Ether, jbarron, Joao Caxaria, and BrandonReynolds, programmers: John W.
Ratcliff, Ray Wenderlich, Gus Mueller, and Alex Eckermann, and Open Game
Art contributors: artisticdude, p0ss, mrpoly and Bart K.


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