On 8/9/2010 6:55 PM, Peter Miller wrote:
Former programmer here and I'm
interested in game design
now. It seems that knowledge of LUA/Python are both highly
desireable in
the field of game design.
Lua by itself isn't typically used to create games; it's used with a
library, or as a plug-in to another game. So the best thing for you
to do would be to learn how to use it in that context.
You could pick up Love2d and look at the samples:
http://love2d.org/ You would learn general Lua principles from
that, as well as seeing how (2d) games are written from the ground
up, but if you haven't coded in a while, the learning curve might be
steep.
Probably the best thing to do would be to find a game where you
could code mods in Lua. WoW uses Lua, and allows end users to write
scripts: http://www.wowwiki.com/Lua -- and I know there are many
other similar options.
But the most important thing to do in learning a language is to just
sit down and use it. If you don't even know where to start, find
sample code and work from the other end: Figure out what every bit
of it means and does. The closer the sample to the code you want to
be able to write, the better.
There really is no other way to learn a language than just using it.
If you get stuck, then forums related to the specific library/game
mod community you're using would be the best place to look for
help--that's where people will know the most about whatever game or
library you're trying to use.
Good luck,
Tim
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