Chapter 7
Adding Points and Sound
In the previous chapter, I briefly introduced you to particle emitters, including a quick look at some of Xcode’s template emitters. After that, I showed you how to add a particle emitter to the playerNode so that you could emulate engine exhaust whenever an impulse is applied to the physicsBody.
In this chapter, I will talk about using SKLabelNodes to add labels to your Sprite Kit games. Specifically, I will show you how to add a label that keeps up with the number of impulses remaining for the SuperSpaceMan to use, and then I will show you how to add scoring to the game to keep up with the number of orbs the SuperSpaceMan has collected.
At the end of the chapter, you will get a chance to revisit SKAction ...
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