16 February 2015
During last week’s Hangout we wrapped up our series on using Composer Library with a look at creating custom Composer Library transitions. This week we started a new series on game mechanics with a focus on breaking down the various elements and mechanics of an existing endless runner game. We also spent time discussing the Transition Library and how it can be used to add motion to your apps....
11 February 2015
Recently on Corona Geek, we hosted a series of discussions on Composer that focused on how it is used to manage display objects, manage memory, pass data between scenes and create custom transitions. Here's a summary of what we covered complete with video clips to help you jump into the parts of the conversation that interest you most....
09 February 2015
During last week’s Hangout we took a break from our Composer Library series to talk with Corona Ambassador, Jason Schroeder about his Progress Ring module and his Color Picker module. During this week’s Hangout we wrapped up our Composer Library discussion with a look at creating custom Composer Library transitions and we revisited tips for unloading modules with adding sprites into Composer scenes....
02 February 2015
During last week’s Hangout we continued our Composer Library discussion with a look at three ways to share data between scenes, how to store data long term for access between app uses, and how to add fields to a locally stored settings file without losing the original values in the file. This week we took a break from discussing Composer to talk with Jason Schroeder about his excellent Progress Ring module that let’s you add a completely custom progress ring to your games and apps with just one line of code....
26 January 2015
During last week’s Hangout we talked about memory management in Composer library scenes. This week we continued the discussion with a look at three ways to share data between scenes, how to store data long term for access between app uses, and how to add fields to a locally stored settings file without losing the original values in the file....
19 January 2015
During last week’s Hangout we started a discussion using Composer library and the Composer scene template to create and manage scenes in apps. This week we continued the discussion with a look at scene optimization tips, including scene memory usage examples....
12 January 2015
During this week’s Hangout, Ed Maurina covered how to use the Composer library and scene template to create and manage scenes in our apps. We also discuss the various Composer library events and point out some important concepts to be aware of when working with scenes using the Composer library....
05 January 2015
During this week’s Hangout, artist, animator, and Corona Developer, Greg Pugh shared his experience with publishing apps to Android TV. Also, Ed Maurina took us through code for resizing native text and native text boxes, and we shared goals for 2015....
29 December 2014
During this week's Hangout, Corona Developer, Steven Johnson introduced us to the concept of time slicing using coroutines in Lua and René Aye from PyroPixel showed us how to create 2D shadow effects on angular, round, and complex shapes using his 2D shadow system....
22 December 2014
During this week's Corona Geek Hangout, we talked with Chris Neider, CEO of menuMe about his beautifully designed restaurant menu app. Chris shared his approach to cross platform development, working with remote team members, interacting with potential customers, and how the menuMe app delivers rich images without sacrificing user experience....
