Corona SDK Mobile Game Development:Beginner's Guide
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What you need for this book

You will need the following items before you can start developing games with Corona SDK for Mac:

  • If you are installing Corona for Mac OS X, be sure that your system is as follows:
    • Mac OS® X 10.6 or later
    • Intel-based system that runs Snow Leopard or Lion
    • 64-bit CPU (Core 2 Duo)
    • OpenGL 1.4 or higher graphics system
  • You must be enrolled in the Apple Developer Program
  • XCode
  • A text editor such as TextWrangler, BBEdit, or TextMate

You will need the following items before you can start developing games with Corona SDK for Windows:

  • If you are running Microsoft Windows, be sure that your system is as follows:
    • Windows 7, Vista, or XP operating system
    • 1 GHZ processor (recommended)
    • 38 MB of disk space (minimum)
    • 1 GB of RAM (minimum)
    • OpenGL 1.3 or higher graphics system (available in most modern Windows systems) 
  • Java 6 SDK
  • A text editor such as Notepad++ or Crimson Editor

You must be enrolled as an Google Play developer if you want to submit and publish apps for Android devices.

The game tutorials require resource files that are available with this book and can be downloaded from the Packt website.

Lastly, you will need the latest stable build of Corona SDK: Version 2011.704. This is applicable for test drivers and subscribers.