Learn Lua for iOS Game Development



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Price$19.99 - $29.57
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AuthorJayant Varma
PublisherApress
Published2012
Pages416
LanguageEnglish
FormatPaper book / ebook (PDF)
ISBN-101430246626
ISBN-139781430246626
EBook Hardcover Paperback

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.


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