LUA PROJECTS

DEBUGGING SUPPORT

Feb.2017

• Added basic debugging support for jelpi in pico-8. Such as slow motion mode, single step mode, etc...

• Single step mode: game only advances a frame if players press certain button

• slow motion mode: game advanced slower than usual.

• As well as some debug messages and mode that good for testing the game.

• Built on Jelpi's basic code.

• P.S: Pico-8's code and game are encrypted in the png on the left

STORY SCRIPTING ENGINE

Feb.2017

• Integrate YAML story engine in Lua Pico-8 game engine to write stories

• YAML is an existed engine for writing text stories

• Could make choices as well

• P.S: Pico-8;s code and game are encrypted in the png on the left

SPATIAL HASHING

Feb.2017

• Use spatial hashing to speed up collision detection in Pico-8

• Does not need to detect with every objects in thescene

• use mouse to drag objects

• some basic codes are provided by teachers.

• P.S: Pico-8's code and game are encrypted in the png on the left

IMAGE COMPRESSION TOOLING

Mar.2017

• Use the compression code to combine many png files into a chunk of Lua code.

• Use the decompression code to create a game that can display many detailed images.

• Some basic codes are provided by professor