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Games are a big deal. I’m uncomfortable confessing exactly how many hours I’ve spent capturing enemy suns or dodging zombies, but let’s just say that iOS games can be both engaging and addictive. While this book isn’t about game development—there are some great books on the subject—I would like to give you a little taste of how games are created in iOS. In this chapter, you’ll learn the following:

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    This, sadly, is pure fantasy. There is no fresh food on the ISS, for fear of bacterial infection or other biological infestation. Maybe someday they’ll grow their own.

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Bucanek, J. (2014). Game On!. In: Learn iOS 8 App Development. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-0208-1_14

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