16/03/2010
Having worked on mostly boring school work and a slightly more interesting, yet hardly exhilarating, application for the Ubuntu Manual Project, for the past three days I have amused myself by instead working on something that I always löve doing; game creation with Lua and the Löve framework!
A number of months ago, I posted the first game I had ever made using Löve: Söccer. Since then I haven’t really gotten around to playing with it a lot. I have started working on some smaller projects just for fun, but I never got around to finishing them. However, now I have finally finished (well, kinda. At least it’s in a playable state) one of them! This one I call Oh Snap, Aliens!
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21/09/2009
If you’re no stranger to Löve, then you already know that Löve is a battlefield. But that’s not all it is! It’s also perhaps the most awesome free (as in beer and freedom) 2D game engine for rapid game development on and for Windows, Linux and Mac OS - in Lua!
If you don’t yet know what Lua is, let me try to explain it to you. Imagine a programming language where the syntax is more of a gentle breeze guiding your way, rather than a restrictive metal harness shielding you from the wrath of GCC. Its tongue is much like that of Chewbacca, in that it doesn’t really make sense, but it works, everybody understands it, and speaking it seems as simple as leaning your head back and growl. It’s much like Python in that sense.
Regardless, this post is about Löve, not Lua! Keep reading to find out what makes Löve special, see examples of games created, and if you want, you can even download my own game - Söccer!
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