Hello Everyone,

I am pleased to announce a new game development book coming out for Corona SDK. It is mainly a beginner's guide for new Corona devs out there, but it does teach you how to work in both iOS and Android platforms.

The following are taught in the book:

• Optimize your game for mobile using touch and accelerometer

• Add sound and music to your game

• Master game physics such as collision detection

• Add achievements and leaderboards with OpenFeint and Game Center

• Monetize your game with in app purchase and advertising.

• Make your game socially aware by sharing messages and scores on Facebook and Twitter.

Click here for more book details.

It is now available for pre-order and should be released in February of 2012. Hope you guys purchase and enjoy!

Thank you!

Michelle Fernandez
MobiDojo
michelle@mobidojo.com
http://twitter.com/chelleshock1219

I'll keep an eye out for it.

I have Dr. Burtons book, I also have Technowands book.

Basically those show "Beginners" but they "assume" that people coded in another language. I started from SCRATCH in June 2011 in lua. I had silly questions like what is a function? What is the difference between a global vs local variable (and for that matter, a local vs global function) etc etc. I realize these things I had to dive into Programming in lua 2nd edition, but even then that was hard.

What I was REALLY after was a book that held my hand and introduced Lua in a Corona SDK context. Introducing the different things lua has to offer and how that translates to the Corona SDK environment.

Dr Burton had his book out in "beta" for review, basically we bought it and can look at it as it is now with some missing content. Does your book allow this or do we have to wait until the release date? I find looking at the book early allows for suggestions so you don't have a book that just pisses everyone off because the author was afraid of opinions :)

:)

ng

It's funny you mention about functions. I do recall in one of my chapters briefly discussing them since there is one that does go in the basics of Lua. While there is a release timeframe, it is still in a draft process and my publisher is still looking for some technical reviewers. I think there is still time to have more. If you'd like to review. Feel free to send me your contact info to my email and I can send it to my coordinator who will be in touch with you.

In this book, I do my best to break down almost every chunk of code. It is mostly geared towards the game development part. Learning to understand how to make a game framework and setting up your scenes. So I guess it is a form of some "hand-holding", but it does go through a process of loading your builds to iOS/Android devices, working the simulator, networking, physics, in-app purchasing, etc...

Best,
Michelle Fernandez
Mobidojo
michelle@mobidojo.com

The link dont works.

Hmm... That's strange. It appears to be working on my end. Here is the direct link just in case: http://www.packtpub.com/corona-game-development-for-ios-android-beginners-guide/book

-Michelle

It appears that when you buy the ebook you don't get the draft version in the meantime?

i dont understand why we need another book for corona, except it will be huge and steps from very basic to advanced stuff in very easy matter to learn...

@paul.mason.xbox

All the publication is through a publisher (Packt Publishing). While I'm in charge of the content and other related material that goes into the book, in order to have access to the drafts, you would need to have permission by the publisher to see them. The book is not released until February 2012, so many things are still being finalized now if all goes according to schedule.

If you'd like to be a technical reviewer, you'd get a first glance at the content. It has to be approved by my project coordinator first.

Usually upon release with other books by Packt Publishing, a sample chapter is available to get an idea of what is being discussed according to the subject, but it's still early on till that happens.

Hope that helps. Feel free to contact me if there are any other questions. :)

Best,
Michelle