You will learn the basics of Lua programming in the context of Love2d.

- Draw shapes and text to screen.

- Process inputs from keyboard, mouse, and touch.

- Learn to write functions in a separate file and load it to your main program.

- Play BGMs and sound effects.

- etc.

We will also look at some ways that we can distribute our finished products at the end of the course.

A few selling-points of Love2d:

Love2d is a Game Framework, but you can as well write non-game applications.

Love2d takes care of many low-level stuff for us. This makes learning it and programming with it a breeze.

Love2d makes portability across platforms really simple. (OS X, Windows, Linux, Android & iOS)

Love2d uses Lua for writing its programs, so it is widely used and has many resources and support available online.

Lua is a widely used beginner friendly language to learn.

Love2d is a great beginner friendly Game Framework.

Together, they are a great place to start for everyone.

This course will guide you through the installation and configuration process.

Then it will show you some basic coding in Lua, followed by Love2d basics.

Finally, you will be shown how to package and distribute your files for others to try.