How can I start developing my first game with Xcode and Reality Composer Pro on my own? 🎛️

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Hello everyone!! 😊🤗

I'm starting to learn development for Apple platforms and I'd like to ask for some guidance on how to get started.

My goal is to gradually develop my own video game using Xcode and Reality Composer Pro. The idea is to create an educational game with 3D environments and elements, so I also want to learn programming, experience design, and 3D content creation as I progress ⭐️

At the moment, I don't have much money to afford to hire developers to mentor me or take expensive courses 😔( My mother is sick and all our resources and budget are focused on her and her treatment. ) but I do have something I think is very important: a strong desire to learn, time, and the willingness to study and practice. I don't expect someone else to do the project for me; I want to learn how to build it myself.

My main question is: where should I begin?

I already have experience playing Swift Playgrounds, and I find it fascinating 🤩 but I'm looking for the next step: I'd like to know what Apple concepts, courses, documentation, or resources you would recommend I study first to learn how to use Xcode and Reality Composer Pro correctly, especially with the Apple Developer tutorials. Which videos specifically do you recommend I study?

If anyone started in a similar way or has experience developing apps or games with these tools, I would greatly appreciate any advice on a learning path.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and for any guidance you can give me! You truly don't know what this means to me. Thank you so much. 🙏🚀

Answered by DTS Engineer in 909059022

Thanks for the post and welcome to the wonderful world of game development. Exciting world you are jumping into! Hope many game developers jump into this thread to provide you resources and ideas.

Since you already have experience with Swift Playgrounds, you have a fantastic foundation! Moving from Playgrounds to Xcode and Reality Composer Pro is the perfect next step.

Before jumping into 3D, you need to get comfortable with Xcode and building user interfaces.

I’m putting a list of resources that I think will be great to get you started but game developers should confirm that as I don’t remember last time I was writing with some of those but I’m going very basic.

  1. Fundamentals & Interactive Tutorials
  • Develop in Swift Tutorials interactive entry point for beginners. Walks through installing Xcode, writing your first lines of Swift, understanding files and views, and creating interactive apps step-by-step.
  1. RealityKit & 3D Documentation
  • RealityKit Framework Documentation Apple’s high-performance 3D rendering and simulation engine.
  1. Apple Tools & Asset Utilities
  • Xcode Overview & Download The main IDE for Swift programming, UI testing, and compiling your game.
  • Augmented Reality Tools & Reality Converter Download Reality Converter.

Resources mentioned:

https://developer.apple.com/tutorials/develop-in-swift

https://developer.apple.com/tutorials/swiftui

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/realitykit

https://developer.apple.com/xcode/

https://developer.apple.com/augmented-reality/tools/

Albert  WWDR

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Hi, while I haven't developed a game yet, I would definitely start by learning how to use Xcode before you start with Reality Composer Pro. I would especially recommend the develop in Swift tutorial. Also, the games pathway would likely have some helpful info. I think after that, you should be more informed about how to get started and that would probably be a good time to start checking out Reality Composer Pro and beginning to develop your game. Hope that helps. 😀

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Thanks for the post and welcome to the wonderful world of game development. Exciting world you are jumping into! Hope many game developers jump into this thread to provide you resources and ideas.

Since you already have experience with Swift Playgrounds, you have a fantastic foundation! Moving from Playgrounds to Xcode and Reality Composer Pro is the perfect next step.

Before jumping into 3D, you need to get comfortable with Xcode and building user interfaces.

I’m putting a list of resources that I think will be great to get you started but game developers should confirm that as I don’t remember last time I was writing with some of those but I’m going very basic.

  1. Fundamentals & Interactive Tutorials
  • Develop in Swift Tutorials interactive entry point for beginners. Walks through installing Xcode, writing your first lines of Swift, understanding files and views, and creating interactive apps step-by-step.
  1. RealityKit & 3D Documentation
  • RealityKit Framework Documentation Apple’s high-performance 3D rendering and simulation engine.
  1. Apple Tools & Asset Utilities
  • Xcode Overview & Download The main IDE for Swift programming, UI testing, and compiling your game.
  • Augmented Reality Tools & Reality Converter Download Reality Converter.

Resources mentioned:

https://developer.apple.com/tutorials/develop-in-swift

https://developer.apple.com/tutorials/swiftui

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/realitykit

https://developer.apple.com/xcode/

https://developer.apple.com/augmented-reality/tools/

Albert  WWDR