Darmie Akinlaja - LÖVE for Lua Game Programming

Darmie Akinlaja is a physicist and software developer who actively develops and contributes to the architecture of RubiQubea cross-platform mobile application that gives users access to a variety of innovative HTML5 applications based on their location. He serves as the Head of Mobile at MobiQube Ltd., a software company located in the city of Lagos, Nigeria, where he's dedicated to developing rich mobile applications for clients.

In 2008, Darmie supported his college best friend in developing a social network, which enjoyed its moment of fame at the Federal University of Technology, Akure. In 2011, his interest in video games and animations deepened, so he founded a video game production start-up, Gigaware Enterprise, with the goal of creating the best quality and fun games with local African contexts.

Darmie's passion for technology began at the age of 7 when he had his first encounter with a computer system; ever since, his curiosity has helped him discover a lot about technology and also helped him learn everything by himself.

I want to thank my family for believing in me and not giving up on me and on my seemingly stupid dreams and ideas. My love goes to my bestie Deborah Jesutomiwo Elijah for standing by me. I want to thank my great friends Ademola Morebise, Olusola Amusan, and Timilehin Ayekitan; I really appreciate your efforts in rekindling my chutzpah. I am grateful to my employer, MobiQube, for giving me the opportunity to flex my muscles on innovative tasks. And I can never thank God enough for His unfailing grace and love despite all my human efforts.

Stanislav Costiuc comes from the town of Beltsy, Moldova. He developed an interest in video games in his early childhood, and at around 9 years old realized that developing them was his profession of choice.

Since then Stanislav studied the ropes of Game Design, Programming, and other game-related disciplines as he worked on mods, collaborative projects on the Internet, and as a freelancer. After graduating from high school he went through Vancouver Film School's Game Design program in Canada and currently works as a Game Designer at Peak Games.

I would like to thank my family and Irina Turtureanu for all their support and encouragement.

Alexander Krasij is a programmer and a minimalist. His work can be found online at www.AlexK.net.

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Preface

LVE is a popular open source 2D video game framework that allows you to leverage the simplicity of the Lua scripting language in developing game prototypes quickly and easily. LVE's robustness and active community support make it a viable framework for game development. It has empowered a lot of indie developers of various ages around the world, giving them an edge in tapping into the lucrative video game market.

Its simplicity and "write less build more" nature make it easy for both experienced and novice developers.

This book is a comprehensive tutorial, demonstrating the full potential of LVE framework. It takes you through building a prototype to packaging games quickly with LVE.

What this book covers

, Getting Started with LVE , gets you up-and-running with LVE and shows you how to install LVE framework and run a LVE game.

, Lving Up! , takes you through drawing a 2D object, moving objects, and animating a game character.

, Before You Build a Game , takes you through the necessary things you need to know before you develop your game.

, Making Your First Game , sets the magic rolling! The chapter will take you through designing and loading a game level, and setting up your game characters and assets.

, More About Making the Game , introduces you to game physicsadding collisions and gravity to game objectsand a more efficient way to animate characters.

, Meeting the Bad Guy! , explains how to set up the enemy character.

, Pickups and Head-Up Display and Sounds , explains how to set up the extras: pickups, sounds, and Head-Up Display (HUD).

, Packaging and Distributing Your Game , explains how to package and distribute our game to various platforms, now that your game is ready to ship.