Corona Geek - Mobile Development Using Corona SDK

Corona Geek #39 – Creating Forever Lost, Episodes 1, 2, and 3

Charles McKeever — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:23:32 +0000

This week we hung out with Dr. Brian Burton, Ed Maurina, Gerald Bailey, Matthew Chapman, Richard Harris, and of course Graham Ranson and Simon Pearce of Glitch Games to discuss how they designed and developed their hit game Forever Lost. Graham and Simon were brutally honest about the process and their design decisions. They also provided some encouraging insights into how two game developers make their living off of a popular game title.

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Corona Geek #38 – App Marketing Using YouTube’s New One Channel Design

Charles McKeever — Mon, 06 May 2013 23:52:24 +0000

This week we hung out with Dr. Brian Burton, Christopher Spence, Ed Maurina, Matthew Chapman, Richard Harris, Theo Rushin Jr. to discuss app marketing using YouTube's new One Channel design. We also talked about last weekend's Glitch Games GIGJam and Corona SDK plug-in beta testing.

Don't forget to download Roaming Gamer's 7 Games in 7 Days project code. Ed includes lots of helpful comments and his code is very easy to follow and well organized.

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Corona Geek #37 – GIGJam, 7 Games In 7 Days, and Corona SDK Analytics

Charles McKeever — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:59:02 +0000

This week we hung out with Brent Sorrentino, Dean Murphy, Ed Maurina, Gerald Bailey, Graham Ranson, Jay Davis, J.a.y, and Matthew Chapman to discuss:

Glitch Games' online Corona SDK hackathon
Building 7 Games in 7 Days
Corona SDK Analytics

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Corona Geek #36 – Facebook’s Open Graph Mobile, Plugin Beta Testing, and Dear John Apps

Charles McKeever — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:28:26 +0000

This week we hung out with Dr. Brian Burton, Ed Maurina, Dean Murphy, and Matthew Chapman to discuss Corona SDK's integration with Facebook's Open Graph Mobile initiative, Corona SDK plugin beta testing, new app ideas and what to consider when creating an app that competes directly with Apple. In honor of the upcoming Glitch Games hosted GigJam48, Ed has taken on the challenge of create 7 games in 7 days as a way of warming up for the hackathon. Now that's the spirit! Also, be sure buy your early release copy of Dr. Burton's book. You get a copy of the book now, a discount, and the final copy when its finished. Watch/listen to the full hangout for more details.

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Corona Geek #35 – Hanging out with Spelling Test developer, Brian Park

Charles McKeever — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:15:31 +0000

This week, we hung out with Spelling Test developer, Brian Park. Spelling Test is the #1 rated spelling app for iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, and NOOK. Brian shared how his app was originally developed using x-code and objective-c and how after much personal expense and effort he ultimately decided to rewrite Spelling Test himself using Corona SDK. Even though Brian doesn't consider himself a programmer, he's developed an extremely popular cross platform educational app with many advanced features including a completely custom keyboard that suppresses spelling correction when taking tests. Watch/listen to the full hangout for more details.

Also joining us on the developer panel were Ed Maurina, Dean Murphy, and Matthew Chapman.

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Corona Geek #34 – Hanging out with Climate Clock’s Ben Wong

Charles McKeever — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 01:58:12 +0000

This week, we hung out with Climate Clock's, Ben Wong. Climate Clock is a beautifully designed iOS weather app that puts the temperature on your home screen. Ben describes himself as a designer who is interested in app development. He has a background in designing websites and used the creation of Climate Clock to expand his skills into app development. Climate Clock was built in 8 weeks while Ben developed his own back end web server, taught himself Lua, and Corona SDK. Climate Clock uses a third party API to provide weather information. The app is very elegant in it's design and has been written about by Lifehacker, CNET, and TUAW. Climate Clock soared to the #1 weather app spot in the App Store, in a dozen countries, in March of this year.

Also joining us on the developer panel were Dr. Brian Burton, Dean Murphy, Ed Maurina, and Matthew Chapman.

Be sure to watch/listen to the full hangout for more information and check out Climate Clock.

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Corona Geek #33 – Hanging out with Questlord’s Eric Kinkead

Charles McKeever — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:38:00 +0000

This week, we hung out with Questlord's Eric Kinkead. Questlord is a turn-based Role Playing Game (RPG) in the classic style of the legendary Computer Role Playing Games that defined the genre. Eric shared his Corona SDK mobile developer story with us, along with his views on what makes a successful mobile game. Also joining us on the developer panel were Dr. Brian Burton, Dean Murphy, Ed Maurina, Mohamed Bennouf and Matthew Chapman.

Be sure to watch/listen to the full hangout for more information.

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Corona Geek #32 – App Store Optimization Using SearchMan SEO

Charles McKeever — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 06:43:48 +0000

This week we discussed app store optimization with SearchMan SEO's Niren Hiro. Niren shared some great information on effectively improving your app ranking in Apple's App Store and Google Play. Also joining us on the developer panel were Dr. Brian Burton, Dean Murphy, and Matthew Chapman.

Be sure to listen to the full hangout for more information, and check out app store optimization tools from SearchMan. To take advantage of this week's GDC discount on Corona SDK books from Dr. Burton, check out his site!

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Corona Geek #31 – App Video Promotion With Apptamin

Charles McKeever — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:55:21 +0000

This week we discussed app marketing using video with Apptamin's Sylvain Gauchet. Sylvain shared some great tips for using video effectively to improve your app sales, increase media exposure, and potentially attract financial backers. Also joining us on the developer panel was Ed Maurina, Gerald Bailey, and coding ninja, Jesse Warden.

Be sure to listen in on the full hangout for more details and check out Apptamin's blog for more app marketing tips.

Also, as we mentioned during the hangout, be sure to check out Roaming Gamer's new Corona game templates. There's lots of good stuff in his game template library.

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Corona Geek #30 – App Store Optimization with AppCodes

Charles McKeever — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:26:17 +0000

This week we discussed app store optimization with Mo Bennouf, developer of Space Missile Command and Tomasz Kolinko, Lead Developer of AppCod.es. Mo has worked very hard on his game and he has a lot to be proud of. So, he is experimenting with ASO to make sure his app ranks highly. To help us out, Tomasz explained some of the important things app developers need to consider when listing apps in the Apple App Store. He also shared how AppCod.es helps simplify the ASO process. Also joining us on the developer panel was Ed Maurina, Gerald Bailey, and Matthew Chapman.

Be sure to listen in on the full hangout for more details.

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That's all folks

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