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- Thu Nov 26, 2009 12:42 am
- Forum: Support and Development
- Topic: How does the game loop work?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2809
How does the game loop work?
I'm used to have a layout similar to this: Init() Loop: UserInput() Update() Render() CheckForGameOver() EndLoop Cleanup In all of the tutorial examples, we just use one load function, and one update function. Is there a game loop built in somewhere, or must I code this looping functionality myself?...
- Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:38 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: New to LUA and LOVE
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11953
Re: New to LUA and LOVE
Now wouldn't it be cool if you were secretly Robin van Persie o.O LOL @ him being a game programmer.. Anyways -- I commend the LOVE team for the /docs directory. I haven't even begun learning Lua or LOVE, and just taking a quick look over at the Getting Started page, and love.graphics, I already see...
- Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:55 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: New to LUA and LOVE
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11953
Re: New to LUA and LOVE
Silly mistake of mine .. I was posting from my iPhone and rushing. I can't wait to start making LOVE - you guys have a great community. And my degree is in Network and Information Security - stupid me, I know very well that it doesnt matter which language, as long as they both support the same proto...
- Wed Nov 25, 2009 6:27 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: New to LUA and LOVE
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11953
Re: New to LUA and LOVE
Thanks for all the replies. I have a book, Focus on SDL, and I am experienced with C++. Can you please make a case as to why I should learn lua and use LOVE as opposed to learning SDL to go Alongside my pre-existing knowledge of c++ and network programming. Will I be able to do create a game with po...
- Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:54 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: New to LUA and LOVE
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11953
Re: New to LUA and LOVE
Since you've been programming for a while, I take it you already know that practice makes perfect, though. ;) Oh, I hear ya.. Thanks for taking the time to reply. So at this stage in development, can LOVE be used with LUA to make 2D games, or is LOVE still an in-development, conceptual framework? I...
- Mon Nov 23, 2009 7:06 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: New to LUA and LOVE
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11953
New to LUA and LOVE
Hi everyone, I have been programming for quite a while, and have made various games using AS3 and Flash, C++ with SDL, have made Applet games and other programs in Java, and have experience with Sockets in both C++ and Java. I have never used Lua, and have just learned about LOVE. Should I head righ...