HowTo: Make a game for iPhone/iPod/iPad with HTML5!

Hey guys. I know you guys have probably heard of this method before and to make a perfect game you need to know some kind of experience in Objective + Or C#/C++ or whatever the heck else. Well, I am here to tell you that there is a way around it!

Say hello to your new friend then.

Construct 2

Apparently, you do not need knowledge of coding at all. Well maybe a little bit but that could be looked up and understood in minutes via google which will most likely lead you to http://www.scirra.com - This site is truly amazing and the creator of the program has really made it easier for the games to be developed. Search youtube around for a couple of Construct 2 tutorials and I would actually make the game they are making and then experiment with making iPhone/iPod/iPad games. Its not hard its just simple. You just have to put your time into it just like coding, except you are assembling how the game is gonna execute. Its pretty much just like directing a film, except in your case, you are directing a game execution process.

Think of it how the computers work. The computers can do everything and anything, they just have to be told what and when to do something. I will have a tutorial coming soon of making a simple iPhone game but I just discovered this program myself (even though its been around for quite some time now). I didn't believe it until I actually saw a game published in the appstore via this program. Well there are steps after the game is all good and ready to go but don't worry resources have you covered! After you create the game on Windows or Linux, you can use VMware to publish to the appstore. God knows what other alternatives there are but when I come across it, I will post about it and let everyone know! :)

If you are having trouble understanding how everything in Construct 2 works than go to  http://adf.ly/QzrdF and just follow it and actually read it!!!

• http://www.sciarra.com/construct2

--Resources from Alcatraz of http://www.ioscheaters.com/ --

"Alternatives note they are all similar to what Construct 2 does but not all are for iOS.
http://darkflow.net/
http://www.compilgames.net/
http://dsgamemaker.com/
http://impactjs.com/
http://logicking.com....php?page=html5
http://stencyl.com/
http://enigma-dev.org/about.htm
http://www.tululoo.com/ "

Why Hackintosh Your Old PC?

I have always wanted to Hackintosh my laptop which is old and pretty much useless since its screen is broken and so is the keyboard.

What I have been wanting to do with it is not just throw it away, I am gonna run hackintosh it! :D Hackintoshing old computers that are capable of being hackintosh gives the computer a new life. How, one might ask... Well... Windows is quite boring, and we all are aware of that, unless you are a programmer who knows how to make good windows program and stuff then its a complete different story. For an average person who needs motivation to start coding, its pretty hard to even think about possibilities.

Allow me to tell you what I think of hackintoshing. Its pretty much like you can learn how to make apps for iDevices and Mac itself and make money off it. The reason why I like Macs is because there is more to do on it for the devices they have made whereas Windows is just windows... You make windows apps and maybe windows phone apps but its not that exciting.

Cash is king, is what everyone says and that's right. You just need to find ways to get it and its not hard to earn cash, especially with technology nowadays. Think about advertisements. If a big company came to your house, knocking, asking if they can put an ad on your house (obviously you would say no but its an example) for millions or maybe thousands of dollars? Would you say yes or no? Tough question eh? It almost happened to my dad, except the guy who was responsible for answering the question wasn't 'available' at the that time and we lost the contract. My dad was pissed because the next empty lot got the contract and they are just sitting on their butts making money...

Choices are simple, learn how to make apps [simple apps] and then release them to the appstore for free and put ads on there... Obviously now once your name is out there after first release, depending on your stats of the previous release, make the second app paid. And please don't rely on apples in store purchase, make the app connect to your server for a secured transaction that will be hack free. :)

Check out http://www.tonymacx86.com for more details on Hackintoshing and get started today!!!

What you wait for?! GO TO THE SITE FOOL!!!

HTML5 Games on iPhone/iPod/iPad as a Native App!

Alright, I know I have been absent for a while but I was actually experimenting with a 'trick'. I was trying to download HTML5 games from an HTML5 games site and link to it through my basic html code:

 "<a href="game.htm" Click to Play </a>"

It didn't exactly work and I am somewhat glad it doesn't because this would be just another step in protecting your game. When you do download an HTML5 game, to the extent that I have tried, I was receiving errors.


This is what happened when I launched the app, obviously the current 0.34 version of the script uses the html files and I linked the file to see if it even loads the page, but it did not.

Now, I used a PC to download the entire page (And I do not know how to download the HTML5 game since it has image files).

So yup, that is pretty much what I have been up to in the development for iOS through HTML5 / Web designing languages.

There was a report that there was a bug in IPA Installer app which is developed using the SRH Script but since slug himself made it, its a little advanced and this brings me to my next point.

The next version of the SRH Script will be very secured because the HTML files will not be visible to the users. Please do remember that everything is in beta and for educational use only. If you are looking forward into going in-depth  with your app, consider learning more languages unless you know how you will be secured through the web languages. :)

iPhone development on Windows / Linux with HTML/CSS/JAVASCRIPT ETC. (+ SRH APPS)

Unfortunately, you need to use a jailbroken iDevice in order for this method to work, but still!  I think this is a very big accomplishment achieved by my very good friend Slugrail (his online name).

I have made a video tutorial for you guys  (link below) which will help you guide through the creation of your very first app! Again, I am disappointed that Apple does not support this by default but I am sure I will find a way to somehow work around having to go through this process.

Using SRH Script, you can actually implement any coding language you have experienced into the HTML files... This basically means that say you memorized JavaScript, then there is no telling what you can create with this app as it does support JavaScript/HTML5/CSS.

How exactly does this app gonna work?

Well the answer is easy and self explanatory. Since you are creating HTML files, the app will navigate to HTML files thus creating a UI of an app and producing real smooth pages that are easily coded. :)

Why doesn't Apple approve of this?

If you know JavaScript, you know that if your app is based on SRH and has JavaScript, you can create some scary apps that will mess your iDevice up, but then again the solution is to test the app and then forward it.

Of course, every single thing humans have ever built have gone through testing stages and a lot of painful failures and success. Nothing is accomplished perfectly without failures, this is one natural law in my eyes that tell us that "Perfection" does not exist. There are always bugs in anything made to the date. I am not stating a negative opinion or pointing you in a negative direction, but I am telling you that do not be disappointed if something you want to do doesn't work out the way you want it to.

Innovate my friends!

Questions will be answered, Apple will bow to this method... All will happen soon. Join the dark side Apple, you will see so many bright ideas that are brighter than the sun to erode away the darkness (aka viruses or bugs in iOS) ;) - ShakeSpear

GAWD I AM SUCH A POET.

Anyways, with hatred and love, enjoy the work of Slugrail and have fun!

LINKS TO RESOURCES:

jQuery Mobile Click demos and use the tags as shown in video.
SRH Apps site Click the "How to create an app"
YouTube video This will walk ya through on how to create an app.