The latest articles on DEV Community by Minor Keith (@peculiarengineer). https://dev.to/peculiarengineer https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3650865%2F3759f803-6cf3-4025-88c5-2130f947ae79.png https://dev.to/peculiarengineer en Minor Keith Wed, 01 Jul 2026 02:12:12 +0000 https://dev.to/peculiarengineer/i-built-pong-from-scratch-in-love-and-lua-a-two-part-series-8mn https://dev.to/peculiarengineer/i-built-pong-from-scratch-in-love-and-lua-a-two-part-series-8mn <p>I wrote a two part series on building Pong from scratch in LÖVE and Lua. If you've never made a game before, I think it's a nice place to start.</p> <p>Part one is the whole game in two short files: the loop, delta time,<br> collision, scoring, a title screen, and sound generated in code so there are no audio files to ship. </p> <p>Part two adds a one player mode by writing a computer opponent.</p> <p>Part 1: <a href="https://peculiarengineer.com/blog/make-pong-with-love2d-and-lua/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://peculiarengineer.com/blog/make-pong-with-love2d-and-lua/</a><br> Part 2: <a href="https://peculiarengineer.com/blog/pong-computer-opponent-love2d-lua/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://peculiarengineer.com/blog/pong-computer-opponent-love2d-lua/</a></p> lua gamedev beginners tutorial