This document outlines how to build a cloud-connected iOS game using AWS. It will go over the game details, toolchain, architecture, backend configuration using Amazon Cognito for user authentication, AWS AppSync for high scores, and Amazon Pinpoint for analytics. The takeaways are that app engagement and analytics are important, infrastructure management is easy with serverless technologies, and the focus should be on client development and offline capabilities.

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Building a cloud-connected iOS
game with AWS
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Agenda
• Game details
• Toolchain
• Architecture
• Workshop
• Takeaways

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Game details
• Open Source Game – Flappy Bird
• Github URL: https://github.com/fullstackio/FlappySwift
• MIT License -Authors: Nate Murray (@eigenjoy) and Ari Lerner (@auser)
• Cloud Features
• User registration & login
• High scores
• User analytics

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Toolchain
• AWS Amplify CLI (http://bit.ly/AmplifyCLI)
• AWS CloudFormation
• Xcode (9.2+)
• Cocoapods

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Architecture AWS Cloud
Mobile client
Developer

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Backend configuration
• Goals
• User sign-up and sign-in – Amazon Cognito
• High scores – AWS AppSync
• App analytics – Amazon Pinpoint

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Client app integration
• Goals
• Create and sign-in into an account for using the game
• Enable high scores in the app
• Collect analytics data about users to understand how they are using the app

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https://bit.ly/AWSFlappyBird

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Takeaways
• App engagement and analytics is important
• Personalized content for users
• Excitement due to multi-player engagement
• Analytics to understand user behavior and plan roadmap
• Infrastructure management
• Serverless is easy
• Focus on client development
• Offline is required – and is easy

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Rohan Dubal

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