CartoonSmart Tutorials

Functions with Parameters that Return Multiple Values in Swift (Video Tutorial Podcast Episode 10)

We’ll go through more of the official Swift Programming in this iOS / tvOS video tutorial. This episode we look at functions that take in an Array parameter, and return multiple Int values. As usual, this is an off-the-cuff, fun lesson from CartoonSmart.com

Hosts: Justin Dike, Clevon O’Doul

How to Draw a Robot Head in Adobe Animate  (Video Tutorial Podcast Episode 9)

In this video tutorial podcast, we’ll have some fun drawing a head using Adobe Animate’s vector illustration tools. This could be the beginning of a larger illustration or as simple as a decal or bumper sticker.

Hosts: Justin Dike, Clevon O’Doul

SKActions with Swift and Sprite Kit (Video Tutorial Podcast Episode 8)

In this iOS and tvOS Swift / Sprite Kit video tutorial, we’ll take a humorous look at creating a sprite in the Scene Editor, cast it as a variable named zombie, then scale it up and down using SKActions. We’ll also discuss a iterating through every child in an SKScene, while testing its class type and name value. As usual, you can find plenty more (and serious) Swift lessons at CartoonSmart.com

Hosts: Justin Dike, Clevon O’Doul

Picking on the Swift Documentation – For and Switch statements (Watch the Video Tutorial Podcast Episode 7)

This episode we take some code straight from Apple’s Swift 2.2 Programming documentation and pick it apart. Or pick on it. We’ll look at for statements and switch statements in Xcode, with some humorous line-by-line explanations of what exactly is going on. And yes as the intro implies, we meant to cover functions, but got distracted and instead just discussed for statements in the beginning.   As usual, find more awesome Swift and Sprite Kit video tutorials at CartoonSmart.com

Hosts: Justin Dike, Clevon O’Doul

Swift While Statements Compared to the Update Function in Sprite Kit (Watch the Video Tutorial Podcast Episode 6)

In this video podcast, we will look at incrementing variables using a traditional while statement, then compare that to the update function in a Sprite Kit based Xcode project.  As usual, find more awesome Swift and Sprite Kit video tutorials at CartoonSmart.com

Hosts: Justin Dike, Clevon O’Doul

Working with the Scene Editor in Xcode (Watch the Video Tutorial Podcast Episode 5)

Learn how to animate frame sequences and create movement actions in the Timeline of Xcode 7’s Scene Editor.  We’ll also turn on physics in the scene, and talk about the Dynamic / Affected by Gravity settings. You’ll see the difference between a sprite character and non dynamic floor. As usual, find more awesome Xcode video tutorials at CartoonSmart.com Guest instructor: Clevon O’Doul

Dictionaries with Sprite Kit and Swift 2 (Watch the Video Tutorial Podcast Episode 4)

Learn more Swift 2, as we cover the basics of Dictionaries in this CartoonSmart.com video tutorial podcast. We’ll discuss how to create a Swift dictionary with and without initial values, how to iterate through every key and value and how to remove entries.

Hosts: Justin Dike,  Clevon O’Doul

Arrays with Sprite Kit and Swift 2 (Watch the Video Tutorial Podcast Episode 3)

Learn more Swift 2, as we cover the basics of Arrays in this CartoonSmart.com video tutorial podcast. We’ll discuss creating an array with some initial data, then iterating through it.

Hosts: Justin Dike,  Clevon O’Doul

Basic Variable Types with Swift and Sprite Kit  (Watch the Video Tutorial Podcast Episode 2)

Learn the basics as we discuss String, Int and Float types in Swift and Sprite Kit in Xcode.  Find more iOS and tvOS video tutorials at CartoonSmart.com.

Hosts: Justin Dike,  Clevon O’Doul

Casting with Swift and Sprite Kit (Download the Video Tutorial Podcast Episode 1)

Learn how to cast a child in your Sprite Kit scene as a declared variable in your GameScene.swift file. We’ll pick on an SKLabelNode but casting works the same whether its an SKSpriteNode or other type class that you could layout in Xcode’s Scene Editor. This is an important video for anyone new to Sprite Kit and trying to figure out how to program the connection between your scene based objects and your Swift code.

Find more iOS and tvOS video tutorials at CartoonSmart.com.

Hosts: Justin Dike,  Clevon O’Doul