Tutorial 1: Getting Started With Lua -- GameDev for Beginners Series

In this tutorial we get things underway by installing and configuring Lua, creating and running our very first extremely simple program. By the end of this tutorial Lua should be up and running on your computer.

Links mention in this tutorial ---

For a list of IDEs or editors for Lua/Love go to: http://www.gamefromscratch.com/post/2016/01/25/Editors-and-IDEs-for-Lua-and-Love-Development.aspx

Lua URL: http://www.lua.org/

Direct download link: http://sourceforge.net/projects/luabinaries/files/latest/download?source=files

Video giving more info on what exactly love is and what it's relationship to Lua is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvlrqI21EXs

The playlist for this entire series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS9MbmO_ssyBAc9wBC85_WG9aT88KGxH8

And finally, my Patreon, should you care ;) https://www.patreon.com/gamefromscratch?ty=h ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ8w5SL5ItE