iOS: UIView vs. SKView
I am creating a game that involves mini-games inside of separate levels (laid out in picture). I started by using UIViewController, but once some of the levels needed animations and gravity, I wanted to switch to SKView, because doing all of those animations by hand is not efficient. I have already created the menu and a few of the level packs using UIViewController, and changing all to SKView would be a hassle at this point. With this in mind, what is the best practice for creating views and what is the best "combination", so to speak, of UIViewController and SKView? Is it better to use one for the main menu and the other for the games? All help is appreciated!
Personally, I feel that working with SKViews are a little more of a hassle then working with UIViews, however if you are interested in making a menu system thats very animation rich (which most good games do) then I recommend putting up with it and going all SKView. Cause thats the easiest route of doing so. If you could care less, stick with what you know and go UIView. O, Or, you can have a UIView initially, and have a small portion of the screen be a UIView u turn declare as an SKView for displaying of scenes. Your call.