Preparing Your Design Environment - Learn GameSalad for iOS: Game Development for iPhone, iPad, and HTML5 - page 5

apps in the Apps Store or access some of the GameCenter and iADs features. It
is also a must in order to install GameSaladiOS Viewer on your devices and to
test ad-hoc versions of your games.
In addition, the iOS Developer Program is very affordable. It costs only $99 US
per year for individual access and you get access to thousands of tutorials and
videos, registration access to WWDC, previews of future iOS releases, and
publishing rights on the App Store.
Moreover, registeringin the Developer Program is mandatory in order to install
any iOS application on an iOS device. To install the GameSalad Viewer, you
need to install directly from Xcode to your iOS devices. This is called an ad-hoc
installation. The Developer Program enables you to do that with up to 100
devices.
So let's get started. Open your web browser and go to
http://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/.
Then click the Enroll now button.
Click the Continue button.
Select an option depending on your situation, as per Figure 1-3.
If you are a new Apple Developer,
a) and you don't have an Apple ID yet (or you wish to create a specific
one for development), then you need to select:
I need to create a new account and Apple ID for an Apple Developer
Program.
b) and you have an Apple ID, then you need to select:
I have an Apple ID I would like to use for my enrollment in an Apple
Developer Program.
NOTE: An Apple ID is your account that you may already use to
purchase on iTunes, register Apple products, or access the Mac
application store.
If you are an existing Apple Developer,
a) but not registered in a Paid Program (iOS or Mac), then you need to
select:
I'm registered as a developer with Apple and would like to enroll in a
paid Apple Developer Program.