what are the best sessions to learn about games?
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To learn about game development at WWDC, there are several sessions that stand out:
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Design advanced games for Apple platforms: This session is ideal for those new to developing games for Apple platforms. It covers how to design your game to deliver a great player experience across Mac, iPad, and iPhone. It also discusses adapting your game's interface and input design. Design advanced games for Apple platforms (01:18)
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Meet TabletopKit for visionOS: This session introduces TabletopKit, a framework for building spatial multiplayer tabletop experiences for Apple Vision Pro. It covers game setup, implementing rules, and integrating RealityKit effects. Meet TabletopKit for visionOS (02:37)
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Discover RealityKit APIs for iOS, macOS and visionOS: This session explores new RealityKit APIs by building a spaceship game. It includes hover effects, hand tracking, physics simulation, and dynamic lighting. Discover RealityKit APIs for iOS, macOS and visionOS (02:44)
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Port advanced games to Apple platforms: This session provides insights into porting games to Apple platforms, including user experience considerations and project configuration. Port advanced games to Apple platforms (02:07)
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Explore game input in visionOS: This session focuses on designing game input for visionOS, including gestures and support for physical input devices. Explore game input in visionOS (00:56)
These sessions provide a comprehensive overview of game development on Apple platforms, covering design, input, porting, and using new frameworks like TabletopKit and RealityKit.
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.
Discover RealityKit APIs for iOS, macOS and visionOS
Learn how new cross-platform APIs in RealityKit can help you build immersive apps for iOS, macOS, and visionOS. Check out the new hover effects, lights and shadows, and portal crossing features, and view them in action through real examples.
Design advanced games for Apple platforms
Learn how to adapt your high-end game so it feels at home on Mac, iPad, and iPhone. We’ll go over how to make your game look stunning on different displays, tailor your input and controls to be intuitive on each device, and take advantage of Apple technologies that deliver great player experiences.