In this three-part series, I will be showing you how to create a game inspired by Space Invaders. Along the way, you'll learn about Corona's scene management functionality, timers, moving a character, the built-in physics engine, and how to use modules to emulate classes in the Lua programming language.
Source files for the Tuts+ tutorial: Create a Space Invaders Game in Corona: Project Setup
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