Prerequisites

This book assumes that you have the basic skills and understanding required to create an iOS app. The book also assumes that you have the background necessary to work with Xcode 4.2. There will be no primer on how to define methods and variables, install and launch Xcode, or create and work with new classes. There are many excellent books on those topics. When you feel that you are ready to begin working with some of the more advanced Cocoa technologies such as Game Center and Game Kit, we assume that you have the basics mastered to a degree that allows you to move through this book without consulting other texts for help.

In addition to the basic requirements, Game Center also heavily leverages blocks, which are a fairly new programming ...

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