Good resources for learning Cocos2D?

cocos2d-x
#1

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Hello!

I’m looking to learn Cocos2D for a potential job, but I’m having trouble finding some decent resources. I have the following books as a starting point:

COCOS2d-X by Example Beginner’s Guide
COCOS2d-X Game Development Essentials
Learning Cocos2D: A Hands-on Guide to Building iOS Games with Cocos2D, Box2D, and Chipmunk

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Posted 16 February 2015 - 03:10 PM
The job listing only says to be “a rock star” in Cocos2D. Not very descriptive! I’m not sure if learning all of them is wise, but I’ll give it a shot! I take care of my father 24/7 (after a stroke) so I have lots of time. Also, out of curiosity, do I need to own an iPhone to learn this? So not a fan (and I already have a Droid).

This is from the listing:

"What You Will Be Doing

  • You’ll be working either as a full-time employer or as a contractor developing games with Cocos2D

What You Need for this Position

  • Substantial experience with Cocos2D"

I see that learning Lua, JavaScript, C++ (or C#?), and Python are also part of this?

What are some good websites, books, and other tutorials that you would recommend? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!!

#2

Try http://slackmoehrle.github.io/ it is a project maintained by this people The Cocos2d-x Programmers Guide

#3

I would first find out if the job wants you to know Cocos2d or Cocos2d-x. These are related, but different frameworks.

Cocos2d is specifically for iOS development and uses Swift. It is NOT cross platform
Cocos2d-x is cross platform and uses C++, Lua, or Javascript

This website gives you an overview of the different flavors of Cocos2d: http://cocos2d.org/

#4

Just FYI,

http://slackmoehrle.github.io/ == pre-production/staging builds between releases

http://cocos2d-x.org/programmersguide/ == production

#5

I sent an e-mail to the recruiter asking about which version is required. Haven’t heard anything yet, so I wonder if learning all of them would be wise? I do have some programming background, but I’ve never used Lua or Python before.

#6

Not really true; it’s implemented in Objective-C and Objective-C is used by most people to write their games while using it. It’s also cross-platform if you want to port to Android and Apportable make their business by providing the tools to do so.

#7

I didn’t realize that cocos2d could now compile Android APKs with a SpriteBuilder plugin. This is probably fairly new? I originally moved from cocos2d-iphone to cocos2d-x in order to ensure my apps were cross platform. Back then, it certainly was not possible.

Thanks for the correction!

#8

I don’t think it’s really new, and unless you want to pay money you are limited to core functionality under Android.

I think cocos2d-x is the better cross-platform option, as it allows you to develop on a desktop (Windows/Mac) before testing on a mobile device.