We are now going to create the MenuScene we saw at the end of part one.  This is a very simple two item menu, that will either start the game or return to the title screen.   MenuScene.cs   using System; using Sce.PlayStation.Core; using Sce.PlayStation.Core.Graphics; using Sce.PlayStation.Core.Input; using Sce.PlayStation.HighLevel.GameEngine2D; using Sce.PlayStation.HighLevel.GameEngine2D.Base; using Sce.PlayStation.HighLevel.UI; namespace […]

  In this series we are going to create a complete Pong clone using the PlayStation Mobile SDK.  The main purpose is to show how all the various pieces ( GameEngine2D, Physics2D, Scenes, Audio, etc… ), fit together to create a full game, something the current documentation doesn’t really The end results of this tutorial […]

  A game isn’t much of a game if you can’t interact with it.  In this tutorial we are going to look at how to handle touch and click events with Moai.  This is however going to present a bit of a problem, you are going to need to have an Android or iOS device […]

    Have I ever mentioned how much I hate   a) developing for Android b) using Eclipse c) developing for Android using Eclipse?     Well, I do.  So often you spend more time fighting the tools than you do fighting with code, and today was yet another example.   I have some Moai […]

  It’s 300+ pages of how-to, tips, tricks and what have you, about all things art.  Ryan Hawkins is an industry veteran with experience working with Blizzard, Pixologic, Vigil Games and more.  Plus, he brought along friends, Tor Frick, John Park as well as people from Blizzard and Naughty Dog.  That’s some pretty heavy caliber […]

  In celebration of their 40th anniversary, Atari has re-released a number of their classic games as HTML5 in their newly launched web arcade.  Each of the titles has received a facelift, and the list includes: Asteroids Centipede Combat Lunar Lander Missile Command Pong Super Breakout Yar’s Revenge     As you can see, the […]

  As the title says, I have inserted a new book into the Unity book list, 3D Games Monetization with Unity and Leadbolt. I do however use the word book in the loosest terms possible, as it is in electronic format only and it weighs in at a mere 37 pages.   That said, it […]

  This is a general list of the various resources, books, tutorials and forums available for learning and working with Moai and Lua.  I will keep updating it as I discover more resources.  If I made a mistake or omission, please let me know either in comments or via the Contact form.   Books Programming […]

  Cocos2D-html is an HTML5 port of the popular Cocos2d-x library, enabling you to make games that run in a browser, using a syntax that works virtually unchanged on a number of platforms.   You can download the source as a zip right here.   The project is also available on GitHub.     In […]