2015

The Comprehensive
Guide To SceneKit:
3D iOS Development

In 2015 after looking to learn SceneKit and finding no resources other than the documentation from Apple. I created one of the first courses ever on SceneKit. It details working with the scene hierarchy, materials, using physics, animations and even how to create a simple game.

 

Currently the course is hosted on Udemy: https://www.udemy.com/course/scene-kit/

 

Basics

1. Intro

2. Default App

3. SCNView

4. SCNScene

5. Start From Scratch

6. Create A Custom SCNScene

7. Scene Hierarchy

8. SCNCamera

9. Unit of Measure

10. SCNFloor

11. Lighting

12. Look-At Constraint

13. More Geometry

14. ProjectStart / UIPanGesture / AntialiasingMode

15. Light Attenuation / Custom SCNNode

16. Basic App Setup

17. Working Project

18. Challenge: Tap Orthographic

 

Working With Models

19. Loading External Models

20 . Node Hierarchy

21. Renderer Delegate

22. Game Loop

23. Discrepancies in Time

24. Introduction to SCNScene Archive Editor

25. Adding Models to the Editor

26. Presenting Scene from SCNScene Archive

27. Lighthouse Challenge

 

Piano Project

28. Piano App Setup

29. Cloning & Copying

30. Cloning Challenge

31. SCNTransaction

32. Completion Block

33. AVAudioPlayer

 

Plane Project

34. Plane Project Setup

35. Manual Motion

36. Rotation Action / Repeat Forever

37. Move Action / Spawning

38. Action Sequences

39. Action Groups / Opacity

40. Scaling Action / SCNActionTimingMode

41. Monument Challenge Explanation

42. Add Monument Nodes

43. Place Menu Items

44. Bobbing Action using SCNTransaction

45. Setup Object Properties

46. Menu Snapping

47. Replacing Buttons

48. Changing Scenes

 

Planet Project

49. Default Material

50. Diffuse Material

51. Specular Material

52. Normal Maps

53. Reflective Material

54. Emission / Multiply

54. Transparent Material

 

Galaxy Project

55. Galaxy Setup

56. Particle System from File

57. Particle System Programmatically

58. Local vs Global

 

Physics Project

59. Physics Setup

60. Adding Physics Body / Dynamic Body

61. Static Physics Body

62. Update At Time / Velocity

63. Ball-Pit Setup / Kinematic Body

64. Ball-Pit Working

65. Apply Forces

 

Drop Project

66. Drop Setup

67. Physics Joints (ex. Hinge Joint)

68. Collision Masks

69. Trigger Block using Physics Collisions

70. Collision Challenge

 

3D Bird Project

71. 3D Bird Preliminary Setup

72. Moving Grass

73. Moving Pipes

74. Adding Main Character Bird

75. Create Menu Backdrop (Setup)

76. SpriteKit Menu / Overlay

77. SpriteKit Explain

78. Scene Transition

79. Tap Correction

80. Physics Body Setup

81. Physics Contact Triggered Events

82. Replay Button

83. Points Update