Apple Android App and Unity 3D Developer Course

Specifications:

• Advantages of this Course:
• The acquisition of valuable Xcode development skills, allowing them to build custom apps for specific purposes.
• Have a firm basis on which to build should they choose to take their studies further.
• A practical introduction to code-free app development using the App Inventor system.
• A basic understanding of mobile development tools and techniques that can be used to create a new revenue stream or to secure a new role in mobile development.
• Cross platform games development skills using Unity 3D, allowing them to build apps for Apple, Android, PCs and games consoles, allowing them to work with virtually any manufacturer or software developer.
• A good understanding of how to develop games apps for the incredibly lucrative mobile gaming marketplace.
• Valuable scripting skills that allow students to build compelling and exciting games for a wide range of devices.
• Key Learning Points:
  • Understanding the Xcode interface and how to build an app for the first time using user input objects to capture information from the app user.
  • Using multiple view controllers in an app to pass data between controllers ready for display on the user's screen.
  • Displaying data using table views and formatting the output to make it easy to understand by app users.
  • Building an RPN calculator to demonstrate mathematical functions and solve complex user in-putted sums.
  • Creating applications that take advantage of the larger iPad screen to display more data and design elements.
  • Accessing the Twitter framework from within apps, allowing users to tweet or share direct.
  • Implementing Google APIs to deliver valuable services and information to users from within an app, such as search results.
  • Preparing development environments by installing Google Chrome, Java and the actual App Inventor software.
  • Familiarisation with the App Inventor interface, introducing each of the functions.
  • Building different apps from scratch to demonstrate how system resources are interfaced and used within custom apps.
  • Compiling the app into an APK ready for installation on an Android device or deployment to an Android marketplace.
  • The process of creating an Android Publisher account and uploading the app to the Google Play store.
  • The basics of writing and compiling Unity scripts.
  • Modelling, rigging and animating assets for import into the development game and eventual use in the finished game.
  • The fundamentals of Unity 3D scripting principles including functions, variables, conditionals and inputs - all required to control onscreen behaviours.
  • Using light mapping techniques to improve 3D appearance and realism during game play.
  • Implementing the Shuriken Particle System to create fire, smoke and muzzle flash effects within games.
  • Understanding and adjusting game dynamics, such as movement animation to improve the gaming experience and to make character actions more realistic.
  • The Unity 3D engine and how to use mipmaps, rendering paths and topology to build realistic gaming scenarios.
  • How to build mobile-ready games for smartphones and tablets using Unity 3D to maximise performance and experience using the various techniques and tools available.
  • How to build 2D animations for cartoon-style games.
  • Pulling all of the advanced techniques together to create an action-packed 3D game ready for deployment to PCs, games consoles and mobile devices.

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