What you need for this book

You will need the following items before you can start developing games with Corona SDK for Mac:

• If you are installing Corona for Mac OS X, ensure that your system has:
  • Mac OS X 10.9 or later
  • An Intel-based system that runs Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, or Yosemite
  • 64-bit CPU (Core 2 Duo)
  • OpenGL 2.0 or higher graphics system
• You must be enrolled in the Apple Developer Program
• XCode
• A text editor such as TextWrangler, BBEdit, or TextMate

You will need the following items before you can start developing games with Corona SDK for Windows:

• If you are running Microsoft Windows, ensure that your system has:
  • Windows 8, Windows 7, Vista, or XP (Service Pack 2) operating system
  • 1 GHz processor (recommended)
  • 80 MB of disk space (minimum)
  • 1 GB of RAM (minimum)
  • OpenGL 2.1 or higher graphics system (available in most modern Windows systems)
  • 32-bit (x86) version of the Java Development Kit (JDK)
  • The Android SDK is not required to create Android device builds with Corona on Mac or Windows
• Java 6 SDK
• A text editor such as Notepad ++

You must be enrolled as a Google Play Developer if you want to submit and publish apps for Android devices.

The game tutorials require resource files that are available with this book and can be downloaded from the Packt Publishing website.

Lastly, you will need the latest stable build of Corona SDK. This is applicable for all subscription levels.