Learn Lua for iOS Game Development
- 5h 3m
- Jayant Varma
- Apress
- 2012
So you have a great game idea for iPhone or iPad, but Objective-C just seems a bit daunting. What are your alternatives? The App Store is very picky about languages, but there is hope: Lua is a versatile, lightweight, fast, and easy to learn language that you can use to build your iOS games and get them accepted into the App Store.
Learn Lua for iOS Game Development walks you through the Lua basics, then shows you how to create games using the top Lua frameworks like Corona SDK, Gideros, Moai, and even how to create games on the iPad (not just for the iPad) with Codea.
You aren't tied to Xcode and Objective-C -- you can create all sorts of amazing games with Lua. But if you already have an existing iOS game, you'll also learn how to integrate Lua to extend the game. If you're an aspiring or current iOS developer, you need to know Lua, and Learn Lua for iOS Game Development will give you just what you need to do that.
What you’ll learn
- Lua basics for iOS
- How to choose a Lua framework depending on your needs
- How to use Corona, Gideros, Moai, and more
- How to use Lua to create a game faster and easier than with Objective-C
- How to use Lua libraries, wrappers, and third party tools
About the Author
In this Book
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Introduction to Lua
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Lua Libraries
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File Operations
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Math with Lua
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Strings
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Threading
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Tips and Tricks
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Corona SDK
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Gideros Studio
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Moai
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LÖVE
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Codea
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Libraries
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Third-Party Applications
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Sample Source Code
