Learning Corona®

A List of Corona SDK Tutorials, Resources & Tools

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There are a good number of excellent tutorials and learning resources for people new to Anscamobile's Corona SDK. Unfortunately, many of them are scattered and hard to find. I have attempted to gather them all up in one place for easy reference in the hopes that other folks new to Corona might benefit from this.
Newest resource added: Create a Balloon Game by Carlos Ynez @tutsplus.com on May 20, 2012
Corona for Newbies by Peach Pellen
These tutorials are an especially gentle introduction to Corona SDK. Other Tutorials by Peach Pellen @ Techority.com
Corona SDK Screencasts by Rafael Hernandez
This is the single best collection of video tutorials available. Misc Corona SDK Screencasts by Rafael Hernandez
Mobiletuts+ Lessons
  • Lesson 41: Create a Rapid Roll-like Game - Final Steps (Part 3)
  • Lesson 42: Corona SDK: Handling Application Suspension
  • Lesson 43: Endless Runner Game - Setup (Part 1)
  • Lesson 44: Endless Runner Game - Background Motion (Part 2)
  • Lesson 45: Endless Runner Game - Using Sprites (Part 3)
  • Lesson 46: Endless Runner Game - Sprite Interaction (Part 4)
  • Lesson 47: Endless Runner Game - Adding Events (Part 5)
  • Lesson 48: Endless Runner Game - Obstacle & Enemies (Part 6)
  • Lesson 49: Endless Runner Game - Game Over & Scoring (Part 7)
  • Lesson 50: Endless Runner Game - Boss Battles (Part 8)
  • Lesson 51: Endless Runner Game - Game Menu (Part 9)
  • Lesson 52: Endless Runner Game - App Store Publishing (Part 10)
  • Lesson 53: Create an Alphabet Soup Game, Part 1
  • Lesson 54: Create an Alphabet Soup Game, Part 2
  • Lesson 55: Create an Alphabet Soup Game, Part 3
  • Lesson 56: Create a Balloon Game, Part 1
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    iDeveloper Tutorial Articles     		   Ansca Video Tutorials
    Ansca is the developer behind Corona SDK. So these are straight from the horse's mouth. Ansca Webinars
    The audio is out of sync in the webinars, you will want to refer to the pdf version while viewing. Other Ansca Lessons
    Corona Articles from jonBeebe.net
    Jonathan works for Ansca and writes some particularly insightful articles on the Corona SDK Misc Corona SDK Tutorials Sample Code
    Studying working code examples is one of the best ways to learn. Lua-Specific Resources
    If you're new to Lua, like me, here are a few Lua-specific resources suitable for beginners.
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