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by Stormfury
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?...
by Stormfury
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...
by Stormfury
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...
by Stormfury
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...
by Stormfury
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...
by Stormfury
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...