best game development framework on ios
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The best game development framework on iOS, as highlighted in the WWDC sessions, is Metal. Metal is Apple's graphics and compute API, which provides near-direct access to the GPU, enabling developers to maximize the performance of their games on Apple devices.
Key Features of Metal for Game Development:
- Unified Metal Shaders: You can compile your shaders once and deploy them across both macOS and iOS, simplifying the development process (Port advanced games to Apple platforms).
- Unified Device Initialization: Use the same creation API for both macOS and iOS, making it easier to scale your game's configuration by querying devices for performance profiles (Port advanced games to Apple platforms).
- Game Mode on iOS: Reduces background activity and Bluetooth latency, improving input and headphone responsiveness (Port advanced games to Apple platforms).
- Cloud Saves: Synchronize game state across all player devices using iCloud, allowing seamless multi-device gaming experiences (Port advanced games to Apple platforms).
- Gameporting Toolkit: Helps in porting games to Apple platforms, providing tools and code examples to streamline the process (Platforms State of the Union).
Additional Frameworks:
- TabletopKit: For visionOS, integrates with RealityKit and Group Activities to simplify the development of tabletop games (Meet TabletopKit for visionOS).
Relevant Sessions:
For more detailed information, you can refer to the specific sessions mentioned above.
Bring your iOS or iPadOS game to visionOS
Discover how to transform your iOS or iPadOS game into a uniquely visionOS experience. Increase the immersion (and fun factor!) with a 3D frame or an immersive background. And invite players further into your world by adding depth to the window with stereoscopy or head tracking.
Platforms State of the Union
Discover the newest advancements on Apple platforms.
Meet TabletopKit for visionOS
Build a board game for visionOS from scratch using TabletopKit. We’ll show you how to set up your game, add powerful rendering using RealityKit, and enable multiplayer using spatial Personas in FaceTime with only a few extra lines of code.
Port advanced games to Apple platforms
Discover how simple it can be to reach players on Apple platforms worldwide. We’ll show you how to evaluate your Windows executable on Apple silicon, start your game port with code samples, convert your shader code to Metal, and bring your game to Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Explore enhanced Metal tools that understand HLSL shaders to validate, debug, and profile your ported shaders on Metal.