DO NOT KEEP FINGERS ON SCREENTouching the screen recalibrates the accelerometer and would make the game impossible to control. This isn't an issue on the smaller iPhone and iPod Touch but from some forum chatter it seems that people are probably holding the iPad with fingers on screen since it's larger. What can I say ... the book is iPhone 3D Game Programming All in One. If I do an iPad version this will be lesson 1. Take off into the wild blue yonder over a chain of tropical islands. Maneuver your seaplane into barrel rolls, flips, and through narrow passage ways as you attempt to find all of paradise's secret landmarks.Tropical Tailspin is the example game from the new book iPhone 3D Game Programming All in One by Jeremy Alessi. In the book Jeremy leads would be developers from conception to completion on Tropical Tailspin. This book has been created for novices but even experienced developers will find something to love.Development Processes Include:- Apple and Unity SDK's-Accelerometer Calibration, Multi-touch gestures for 3D, and a whole grab bag of iPhone tricks- Concept Art from Sketches to Icons- Physics Programming, Learn how to make a realistic fixed wing flight model that allows for flips and barrel rolls based on the ailerons and elevator components of a real plane- Gameplay Programming and Level Design- Modeling, Texturing, Rigging and Animating with 3DS Max and UnityTropical Tailspin HD represents the quick and easy jump from iPhone development to iPad development. With just a few simple adjustments iPhone titles can be ported up to the iPad's big brilliant screen!The author's credits include Aerial Antics, nominated for Sim Game of the Year by Game Tunnel, listed as a Top 5 physics download by Computer Gaming World, and featured on the G4 Network Television show Cinematech. Jeremy's iPhone credits include hits like Skyline Blade and Crash For Cash, a #1 ranked title that has been played 2 million times! Jeremy also created the Games Demystified series of articles that appear on Gamasutra.