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It seems like everybody these days has at least one game obsession on their iPhone. In this course, you’ll learn how to build the next one by mastering SpriteKit and Swift 3, the primary game development tools for iOS. Starting from absolute scratch, you’ll learn Swift programming and the powerful 2D game engine, SpriteKit by building real, fully functional games.

• Access 109 lectures & 18 hours of content 24/7
• Explore Swift programming
• Import & organize assets into SpriteKit
• Learn how to create & animate Sprites
• Understand how to use SpriteKit’s physics system
• Save game data using NSKeyedArchiver & NSKeyedUnarchiver
• Discover the basics behind sound in SpriteKit

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Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: beginner

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Awesome Tuts is a part of Awesome Graphics Company that makes awesome games and provides quality e-learning for people who want to learn game development and programming. They are a team of four people lead by Fahir–the main tutor, programmer, and leader of the group. They enjoy teaching people and providing information that is not accessible anywhere else, so join this course and see for yourself.

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Although you hear Ruby on Rails mentioned frequently as one thing, it’s actually a combination of two different elements: the Ruby programming language, and the Rails development framework. In this course, you’ll tackle each topic individually, learning how to write programs in Ruby and run them on the Rails framework. By course’s end, you’ll have a firm grasp of this powerful, popular web development tool.

• Access 69 lectures & 8 hours of content 24/7
• Build intermediate level web applications using the Rails framework
• Implement programs in the Ruby programming language
• Understand Ruby language features like fibers, blocks & mix-ins that are very different from other common languages

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Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

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Loonycorn is comprised of four individuals—Janani Ravi, Vitthal Srinivasan, Swetha Kolalapudi and Navdeep Singh—who have honed their tech expertises at Google and Flipkart. The team believes it has distilled the instruction of complicated tech concepts into funny, practical, engaging courses, and is excited to be sharing its content with eager students.

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User experience (UX) design refers to a theoretical understanding of how users interact with websites. One of the greatest challenges any website faces is finding the right balance between fulfilling its stated objective, while also meeting the needs of its users. Because this challenge is so great, UX designers are a hot commodity, and this course will teach you all the best practices to join that company of in-demand designers.

• Access 38 lectures & 4 hours of content 24/7
• Explore fundamental principles & practical approaches like wireframing, bootstrapping & more
• Understand how UX fits in the business & web development worlds
• Learn best practices of UX design & start building your own application
• Set up wireframes & fix the loophole of static application using the Invision tool

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Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime access
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Chris R Becker is an imaginative and creative interaction designer / UX designer / Design researcher and educator. A conceptual thinker, he has the ability to design across media platforms for solutions within experience design, interaction, information architecture, business and brand strategy, web and app design, advertising, systems design, and print. He is organized and passionate for following design problems from concept to finished product. He is also well versed in prototyping, design research, human-centered design methodologies, and user testing for taking ideas from the drawing board to the real world. He is competent in pre-press and production and is not afraid to get his hands dirty, with a strong communication background through positions in versed industries.

Chris teaches at the Loyola Marymount University, UCLA – Extension & Art Center College of Design. His clients include Vitasigns, Apple, Beats by Dre, Nissan, VW, STEAM Carnival, fanswell.fm, Theranos, CB2, Men’s Wearhouse, Hyundai, Toyota, and more.

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Aspiring filmmakers, YouTubers, bloggers, and business owners alike can find something to love about this in-depth video production course. Video content is fast changing from the marketing tool of the future to the present, and here you’ll learn how to make professional videos on any budget. From the absolute basics to the advanced shooting and lighting techniques of the pros, you’ll be ready to start making high-quality video content and driving viewers to it in no time.

• Access 69 lectures & 6.5 hours of content 24/7
• Master shooting a video in manual mode on a DSLR, mirrorless, or professional cinema camera
• Expose & compose better shots that tell your story
• Shoot amazing videos w/ smartphones, webcams, or even screencasts
• Light your videos w/ professional techniques on a budget
• Record crisp & clean audio w/ different microphones in any environment
• Edit videos to make them more engaging

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Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

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Phil Ebiner is passionate about inspiring people through online courses, of which 100,000 students have taken since 2012. He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Film and Television Production from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. Over the past 5 years, he has shot and edited thousands of videos that have played everywhere from the movie screen and television to film festivals and YouTube.

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Whether you’re an amateur who is just interested in building apps for your own personal use or you want to become a professional app-building machine, this immersive Java course will teach you everything you need to know. No experience necessary, just a willingness to learn! Before you know it you’ll be designing your own apps in Java and have a nuanced understanding of Object Oriented Programming.

• Access 51 lectures & 8.5 hours of content 24/7
• Learn Java, Eclipse, & Object Oriented Programming
• Explore Java Swing & inheritance in Java
• Discuss Java interfaces & anonymous classes
• Read & write Java to a disk
• Discover Java BufferedReader class

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Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

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Paulo Dichone has a degree in Computer Science from Whitworth University, and is a proud programming geek. He has extensive experience in Android App Development particularly in Mobile Apps (Android and iOS) and Web Development. He is also the founder of Magadistudio, a mobile app development company based in the Inland Northwest (WA).

Paulo is passionate about teaching people Android app development.

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Instagram is one of the hottest emerging social media channels for commerce, and this course aims to teach you how to harness it to build your brand. Through practical strategies, methods, and tips, you’ll learn how to build an audience from scratch, gain thousands of new followers, and make money with Instagram.

• Access 23 lectures & 2 hours of content 24/7
• Learn how to get thousands of new followers
• Discover tips for building a strong brand on Instagram
• Create images that engage & attract people
• Use videos the right way
• Monetize your activity on Instagram

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Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

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Sorin Constantin has been an Online Entrepreneur since 2011 and Network Marketing Professional since 2013. In the last few years he has started more projects with success in the online world in e-commerce and affiliate marketing and managed to sell more than $500,000 in products and services. Sorin has studied and developed two network marketing businesses.

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Few programming languages provide you with the flexibility and pure power of Python, which is why many professionals recommend that beginner programmers learn Python first. Due to its relatively simply syntax and extensive degree of general-purpose use, it just makes sense to know. Python is commonly used for server side programming for complex web apps or as a middle tier language providing web services or a communication layer with larger ecommerce systems. All that is to say you can do a lot with Python, and this course will show you just how much.

• Access 76 lectures & 5.5 hours of content 24/7
• Explore some of Python’s many libraries for everything from games & graphics to complex mathematics
• Study & modify code on your own to cement each topic
• Familiarize yourself w/ Python syntax & real problem solving w/ Python
• Complete a comprehensive project that integrates a number of different skills that are a part of core Python

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Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

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LearnToProgram is a leading publisher of web, mobile and game development courses that are used by individuals and companies world-wide. Based outside of Hartford, Connecticut, the LearnToProgram team is dedicated to teaching more people to program than any other company on the face of the Earth. Their authors are among the most experienced in the field– and they have one important thing in common: LearnToProgram authors consider themselves teachers first and technical experts second.

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Web development is progressively getting more dynamic, and it’s imperative that designers have the power to control visualizations fast. That’s why HTML5 Canvas is so important. Powered by JavaScript, this powerful 2D API helps developers create graphics and animations directly in the browser. Your design workflow will be a breeze after you learn HTML5 Canvas.

• Access 26 lectures & 3.5 hours of content 24/7
• Familiarize yourself w/ the foundations of the canvas API
• Learn how to create canvas elements dynamically & draw basic shapes
• Discover drawing in HTML5 Canvas
• Leverage the logic behind the cosine & sine functions
• Understand the various types of curves, images & gradient colors

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Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime access
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

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Ben Fhala discovered his passion for data visualization while he was working at Parsons in New York, in their data visualization department, PIIM. He is the owner of the online video training school, 02geek.com, and an Adobe ACP. He enjoys spending most of his time learning and teaching, and has a love for visual programming and visualization in general. Ben has had the honor of developing applications for members of the US Congress, Prime Ministers, and Presidents around the world.

He has built many interactive experiences for companies such as Target, AT&T, Crayola, Marriott, Neutrogena, and Nokia. He has technically directed many award-winning projects and has been part of teams that have won three Agency of the Year awards.

Among Ben’s publications are HTML5 Graphing and Data Visualization Cookbook, and five video courses: jQuery UI Development; Learning Object-Oriented JavaScript; Mastering JavaScript; JavaScript Design Patterns; Web Visualization with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, all for Packt Publishing.

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App development is pretty cool. Developing apps for iOS and Android at the same time is really cool. When you use Xamarin Forms 2.0, you can build a single project with shared C# code. In this course, you’ll become proficient in C#, while learning how to build iOS and Android apps simultaneously, thereby increasing your app’s presence, and potential income.

• Access 31 lectures & 3 hours of content 24/7
• Learn the Xamarin Forms 2.0 development process
• Get paid big money to create apps for clients
• Build your own wildly popular apps
• See the entire development process from start to finish
• Discover SQLite databases

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required
• Xamarin Studio (free installation covered in course)

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Grant Klimaytys is an app developer, author and eCourse teacher. He is obsessed with breaking down hard to understand principles so students can learn fast and easily!

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Learning Angular 2, the new version of the JavaScript framework created by Google, is easy with this immersive 9 hour course. You’ll cover all of the fundamentals of Angular 2 and gain the skills to separate yourself from other web developers. The best part? This course is still adding content that you’ll have access to down the line.

• Access 82 lectures & 10.5 hours of content 24/7
• Understand the basic Angular 2 concepts, like Components, Form Validation, Templates, Services, Dependency Injection & more
• Choose the best language for you, between JavaScript, new JavaScript, or TypeScript
• Make HTTP requests & integrate w/ backend
• Set up a production-ready build workflow using NPM & Webpack
• Write unit tests w/ Jasmine & run them w/ Karma
• Navigate w/ the Angular Router
• Receive downloadable code samples for the Angular 2.0.0 final release

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Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Mirko has over 15 years of experience in Software Development and has worked for many different companies, from startups to large, high-profile organisations such as the BBC, the Expedia group, and The Financial Times.

Ever since getting his hands on a Commodore 64 as a kid he nourished a passion for computers that led him to start using Linux in 1997, publishing open source projects in 2003, and practising Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Extreme Programming (XP) in 2005.

He has written code in more than a dozen different programming languages, and is familiar with all the facets of application development, from backend services to web front-ends and mobile apps. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Software Development from the Open University.

He is always keen to learn new technologies and enjoys teaching online because it gives him the opportunity to share his experience with thousands of other developers.

He is currently based in London, U.K., where he runs his consultancy company, Encoded Knowledge Ltd.

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Java is one of the most commonly used programming languages on earth, having contributed to just about every web app or website. If you’ve ever been interested in programming, then the simplicity and flexibility of Java is the perfect place to start. By the end of this course, you’ll be writing full programs like a pro.

• Access 50 lectures & 8 hours of content 24/7
• Use video lectures, lab exercises, & code examples to enhance your learning
• Gain a full understanding of Java SE programming
• Explore the basics of Java syntax & the complexities of Object Oriented Programming
• Write Java programs that run on PC, Mac, or Linux machines
  

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  Details & Requirements

  • Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
  • Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
  • Certification of completion not included
  • Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
  • Experience level required: beginner

  Compatibility

  • Internet required

  THE EXPERT

  LearnToProgram is a leading publisher of web, mobile and game development courses that are used by individuals and companies world-wide. Based outside of Hartford, Connecticut, the LearnToProgram team is dedicated to teaching more people to program than any other company on the face of the Earth. Their authors are among the most experienced in the field– and they have one important thing in common: LearnToProgram authors consider themselves teachers first and technical experts second.

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Build your knowledge of CSS, master one of the most valuable tools in modern web design, and take your development skills to the next level. You’ll review important CSS foundations, dive into responsive design, and more, becoming adept at creating sleek, feature-rich apps in less time than it takes for you to say “Cascading Style Sheets” three times fast.

• Dive into all things CSS w/ 3 hours of content
• Master CSS fundamentals: the box model, anatomy of a rule set, types of style sheets, etc.
• Create page layouts w/ floats & eliminate issues using techniques like the clearfix hack
• Build a main navigation menu, drop-down, buttons & other interactive page elements
• Craft a responsive design using a fluid grid, flexible images, etc.
• Implement web fonts to great effect using the @font-face property
• Display the workflow for HiDPI (Retina) devices w/ 2x images, 1.5x images, JavaScript approaches, etc.

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Rich Finelli is a husband and a father living in Piscataway, NJ, working as a front-end developer. He’s truly passionate and excited for all front-end technologies and enjoys learning about web design and development. He also teaches two courses on CSS at Mercer County Community in NJ, and writes about web design on his blog, richfinelli.com.