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Last week on Corona Geek Hangout 143, we hung out with CBEffects particle effects library author Caleb Place. Caleb shared how he got started with programming at the age of 12 years old and how he taught himself the algebra needed to create particle effects. His story is really inspiring and proves that anyone can create amazing things regardless of age or experience. Here are clips from Hangout....

On last week's Corona Geek we hung out with Corona Developer, Caleb Place to talk about his popular particle effects library, CBEffects. Today we talked about improving the performance of touch driven game logic using touch coalescing. We also looked at using masking to create a circular dial timer, similar to what we've look at before from Jason Schroeder. Watch the panel discussion and download the code for details....

During last week’s Hangout we explored the core mechanics of the popular Ichi game. We covered bumper creation, bumper alignment, physic engine nuances, and one-touch input. Today we hung out with Corona Developer and CBEffects author, Caleb Place to talk about his popular particle effects library. Caleb shared how he got started with programming at the age of 12 years old and why he ultimately chose Corona SDK and Lua for development....

Last week on Corona Geek Hangout 140, we added matching logic for our memory matching game. We also talked with Richard Brooke, developer of TaskPad+, a task management business app developed with Corona SDK. Richard shared his experience with using Corona to build a productivity app. He also told us if he would do it again. Here are clips from the Hangout....