Welcome to GamedEVolution, a look at critical games in the history of game development. That is, games that were the first to implement a new technique, algorithm or technology of importance to game developers. In this we look at the technically revolutionary game Alternate Reality from 1985, which was to my knowledge the first game to implement ray casting. Don't worry if you have no idea what that means, as it's explained in the video with some really horrid drawings! Let me know if you enjoy the idea or not. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NywxTHLwgm8

In this optional tutorial we look at the primary editor or IDE options available for development with Lua or Love. Using an editor or IDE (Integrated Development Environment) is optional, you can use whatever text editor you want. It will however make things a great deal simpler for you and is invaluable in the long run. The list of IDEs/Editors mentioned in this post is available at: http://www.gamefromscratch.com/post/2016/01/25/Editors-and-IDEs-for-Lua-and-Love-Development.aspx If you want to learn a bit more about debugging, read this: http://www.gamefromscratch.com/post/2014/08/08/Debugging-101-tutorial-or-How-to-bring-sanity-to-an-insane-world.aspx Of course, if you enjoy this and other similar series and want to help make more of them happen, our Patreon link is: https://www.patreon.com/gamefromscratch In the end I recommend ZeroBrane studio, if you'd like to see a ZB specific tutorial, let me know! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN7Jug7KdEs