To make it easy to create your own Xcode projects with Sparrow, the download package contains two projects that can serve as the starting point for your own games:

The Barebone project is the most lightweight way to set up Sparrow. It does only what is absolutely necessary: create an SPView with Sparrow content. The rest is up to you.

Use this project for your first tests with the Sparrow Framework. It's super lightweight and does not contain any content that might confuse beginners.

The Scaffold project contains all basics you need in a typical iPhone/iPad app, like auto-rotation support, an UIKit overlay view, and a simple means to create a universal application. When you are ready to start, here is all you need to know:

• The Scaffold Project
• Universal App Development
• Adding UIKit elements on top of Sparrow

Use that project as the basis for your actual game, as it saves you a lot of effort!

Choose one of the projects inside the samples folder and follow these steps to use it as a basis for your game:

1. Copy the complete folder to the place where you want to have your game project.
2. Open the Xcode project.
3. Build and run — just to see if everything works fine.
   • If it does not work, check if you have created the SPARROW_SRC variable in Xcode, if it points to the right place and has no spaces in its path.
4. Rename the project:
   • Xcode 3: click on “Project” → “Rename …” and enter the name of your choice.
   • Xcode 4:
     1. Click directly on the project name in the Project Navigator to make it editable. Change the name and accept the requests of the popups that follow.
     2. Click on “Product - Manage Schemes” and then on the Scheme name (“AppScaffold” or “Barebone”) to rename that, too.

That's it! Now you can start to develop your game with Sparrow.

1. Enter the project settings, tab: “Build”
2. Select the target of your choice for the setting “Targeted Device Family”

Next Section: The Barebone Project