Contributors

About the authors

Siddharth Shekar is a game developer and teacher with over 5 years of industry experience and 12 years of experience in C++ and other programming languages, and is adept at graphics libraries such as OpenGL and Vulkan and game engines such as Unity and Unreal. He has also published games on the iOS and Android App Stores.

Siddharth has also authored 4 books, including Mastering Android Game Development with Unity and Learning iOS 8 Game Development Using Swift, all published by Packt Publishing

He currently lives in New Zealand and is a lecturer in the Games Department at Media Design School. He teaches graphics programming and PlayStation 4 native game development, and mentors final year production students.

Stephen Haney has written two books on iOS game development. He began his programming journey at the age of 8 years on a dusty, ancient laptop using BASIC. He has been fascinated with building software and games ever since. Now well versed in multiple languages, he enjoys programming as a creative outlet the most. He believes that indie game development is an art form—an amazing combination of visual, auditory, and psychological challenges—rewarding to both the player and the creator.

He enjoyed writing this book and sincerely hopes that it directly furthers your career or hobby.