Chapter 1. What to Expect in Xcode and Game Development

Welcome to the world of mobile game development! Whether you are a seasoned developer or a fresh new developer, you are in an exciting fast-paced industry. You have purchased this book expecting to master iOS game development, and that's exactly what you are going to do by the end of this book! However, you need to start somewhere, right? Let's see what will discuss in this chapter:

• Signing up to be an iOS developer
• Setting up your Mac for development
• What to expect from the game development market

The mobile game development industry is so exciting! Get ready to take your first steps into game development. We will get you all signed up to be an Apple Developer, set up your Mac with the development environment, and take a tour of some of the features of Xcode and we are going to see what source files (the files that contain our code) look like. Then, we will discuss the game development market and how AMAZING it isn't. I'm kidding, it is a fun market!

Let's dive right into it, shall we?