Intro to Mobile Game and App Development and Corona SDK 2015

Mobile game development is booming! With mobile gaming driving nearly half of all app downloads, it's an exciting time to enter the world of game creation. If you've ever dreamed of building your own mobile games, now is the perfect opportunity. Games contributed around 80% of revenue and 40% of downloads globally in December 2014 (App Annie Intelligence), and the market continues to expand.

Worried about the cost? You can start your mobile game development career without a large investment! Thanks to the release of Corona SDK Starter, a free tier that allows you to download and use Corona and publish your games to major app stores like Google Play, iTunes, and Amazon App Store, getting started is easier and more affordable than ever.

This course, Intro to Mobile Game and App Development and Corona SDK 2015, provides a comprehensive introduction to the skills you need to create engaging mobile games. You'll learn:

• The Programming Language Lua: Develop a strong foundation in Lua, a key language for game development.
• Corona Basics: Explore fundamental Corona SDK components, including display objects, events, widgets, physics, and the Composer tool.
• Learn By Doing: Gain practical experience by building a game, Bob the Catcher, to kickstart your game development journey.
• Building More: Create a 2D space shooter game with spaceships, lasers, and UFOs to expand your skills.

This online game development course is ideal for both beginners in game development and those with some existing experience.

Key topics covered include:

• Variables, Operators, and Tables
• For and While Loops
• If/Then Statements
• Functions
• Display Objects
• Event Listeners and Physics
• Widgets
• Composer
• Scene Management

This course utilizes the latest public build of Corona SDK, graphics 2.0, and the official Corona Composer scene management tool, enabling you to build games faster and more effectively. Advance your game development career with Corona SDK!