the Console - Closeup

Short video of the Console

Brik - with my Entity and Object Framework

Brik in my DaksFramework on top of love from love2d.org

Crappy low frame rate video...

This took about 2 hours to implement using my entity and object management system. I had to extend the framework to allow support for restitution (bounce) and surface smoothness.

The briks get mass only when the ball collides with them which then allows them to drop gracefully to the floor where a ground collision destroys them.

You can see the consol in action too! 

*DaksFramework does not support the use of the letter C in any of its application names.

The Framework

Getting it all together...

Ive been playing with LUA and LÖVE for a week and im very impressed with the potential. 

If im serious about this though, then I have to develop a framework to build my game around. 

So far I have:

• console dropdown via tilde key
• entity management
• entity save and load
• map save and load

Screen shots:

Here you can see my console where I can interact with the game environment, It it has functions to show bodies, start body motors, setting variables, collision detection logging...

The entity at the bottom is built with my new:Entity feature. 

Here is the construct:

This data is used when calling addEntity function and takes care

of assembling the body parts and creating the joints (separately defined for now).

The plan is now to start using my framework to create a series of arcade games during

which there will be a natural evolution of the framework. 

Hit-list:

1. Asteroids
2. Brick or Pong
3. Space Invaders
4. Rockford (or similar)

I guess ill see how it goes.

Starting Game Development

Starting Game Devel

So its friday morning, I have managed to catch some kind of nordic cold which has kept me home for the day, ( and the next few also ), and I have decided to scratch around the web for 2D game engines.

There are many commercial really easy to use alternatives, but I want something free and preferably open source!

After much searching in google and comparing I have selected the LÖVE engine from http://love2d.org

It offers the following in features:

LUA Programing Language

Physics from box2d (http://box2d.org)

OpenGL

SDL

Sound and Midi goodness

Getting Started:

LÖVE on has a integrated LUA interpreter, so it runs your game code in source form, meaning there is no compiling and waiting bullshit. So its just a matter of downloading it for Mac / Linux or Windows from love2d.org. I am using a Mac!

For code editing I have selected Eddie from www.el24.com, you can also use Smultron or eclipse with LUA syntax highlighting plugin.

For now im going to play with getting the structure of the code to familiarize myself with it.