Corona SDK Developer Meetup!

Hope you are all looking forward to this meetup! This is the second Corona meetup, but treating it like an introductory meeting, since the last one (in December) was such short notice. The plan is to run from 10:00am - 12:00pm, or perhaps until 1:00pm+, depending on the presentations and interest in any open discussions.

Here is a brief overview of Saturday's agenda (subject to change):

Introduction: Just a quick overview of the meetup group, ask for what everyone wants to get out of the meetings, and surveying general level of expertise. Anyone who wants to introduce themselves can have 60 seconds to state their name, business, etc.

Presentation 1: Comics, Games, & Corona - David Rivera David Rivera (davidriveraonline.com (http://www.davidriveraonline.com/)), professional comic artist (Dark Horse Comics, IDW) introduces the use of comics in Corona, and bringing an idea to life from sketched thumbnails to a final sprite animation.

Presentation 2: Corona Dos and Don'ts - James Timberlake James Timberlake, creator of Marshmallow Maddness (marshmallowmaddness.com (http://marshmallowmaddness.com/)) and Late Delivery (latedelivery.net (http://latedelivery.net/)), talks about the dos and don'ts of Corona game development.

Presentation 3: Cross Platform Development & Beta Testing - Thomas Gorence Thomas Gorence, lead developer at IDEAS, and owner of the producerism.com (http://producerism.com/) blog, presents a crash-course in cross-platform development, useful tools, and beta-testing your app/game to non-developers (using TestFlight and Dropbox).

Presentation 4: Beginning Corona app development - Amir Fleminger Amir Fleminger, fulltime pilot, shows off his app, explains why he chose Corona, and how to manage development in addition to having a full-time job.

Recap: A chance to get some immediate feedback on what everyone liked about the meetup, what to add in the future, and plans for the next one!