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Point & Click Puzzle Games is owned and operated by McCall Media Ltd, a digital marketing and creative design studio by Angela McCall, which serves small to medium-sized businesses in the UK.

As a multi-disciplined digital creative Angela started out as a software developer.
Wanting to teach her girls (and others) how to create their own (Roblox/Mobile App) games, she decided to teach them how to code, using the Lua programming language, via YouTube videos and thought this would make a nice subject for a second and complementary branch of her business.

Thus Point & Click Puzzle Games was born.

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Water Sort Puzzle (Solutions to Levels 36-40)
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Solutions to levels 31 through 35. (App designed by IEC Global PTY Ltd) #WaterSortPuzzle​ #LiquidSortPuzzle​ #SorterPuzzle
Water Sort Puzzle (Solutions to Levels 31-35)
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Solutions to levels 26 through 30. (App designed by IEC Global PTY Ltd) #WaterSortPuzzle​ #LiquidSortPuzzle​ #SorterPuzzle
Water Sort Puzzle (Solutions to Levels 26-30)
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Solutions to levels 21 through 25. (App designed by IEC Global PTY Ltd) #WaterSortPuzzle #LiquidSortPuzzle #SorterPuzzle
Water Sort Puzzle (Solutions to Levels 21-25)
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Solutions to levels 16 through 20. (App designed by IEC Global PTY Ltd) #WaterSortPuzzle​ #LiquidSortPuzzle​ #SorterPuzzle
Water Sort Puzzle (Solution to Levels 16-20)
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Solutions to levels 11 through 15. (App designed by IEC Global PTY Ltd) #WaterSortPuzzle​ #LiquidSortPuzzle​ #SorterPuzzle
Water Sort Puzzle (Solution to Levels 11-15)
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Solutions to levels 1 through 10. (App designed by IEC Global PTY Ltd) #WaterSortPuzzle #LiquidSortPuzzle #SorterPuzzle
Water Sort Puzzle (Solution to Levels 1-10)
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[S1E27] LUA EXTERNAL MODULES TIC TAC TOE [Lesson 17] // In This Video, LUA EXTERNAL MODULES: Learn how to create, access and use them as your own library of tools! As your app development career grows, you will find that you have need to access the same tools and resources you've previously published in past app projects. You will get used to having programmed things in a particular way. So it's handy to build your own library of functions, variables and other tools and resources you want to use in a variety of projects. The other powerful advantage of using a module file that is external to your main gameplay files is that if you have an app/game that has multiple levels and each level needs to perform the same action (like play a success chime when the level is completed) it's useful to write the code in just one location and all multiple .lua files then to access and use that one piece of code. When you need to update or amend you only have one location to work with and not repeated identical amendments to make. In this video we explore the theory to begin with, look at an example of modules in use and then we create our first modAudio.lua file to require into our GP1.lua file so it can use it's tools. ==== TIME STAMPS ==== [00:00] Introduction [01:47] Last Video Recap / This Video Learning Objective [02:55] docs.coronalabs.com Guide to using Modules (theory understanding) [05:21] Example use of why you need to embrace External Modules [12:11] Creating a Module and requiring it into a Game Play file and testing access [18:12] Putting the management of our sound effects, in a function, in the module that gets required into our gameplay file. ==== HASHTAGS ==== #LuaModules #LuaExternalModules #RequireModules #LuaRequireModules ==== OPEN SOURCE & FREE ONLINE TOOLS ==== In my next few videos, I will look at these in more detail. ► Lua Website: http://www.lua.org/ ► Solar2D (game engine): https://solar2d.com/ ► Solar2D (aka Corona SDK) Documentation: https://docs.coronalabs.com/ ==== SUBSCRIBE ==== ► Please subscribe (& Stay NOTIFIED) to my channel - so you don't miss out: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcwbmsDlz_UvIgELHJTOc5w?sub_confirmation=1 ► My other YouTube Channel McCall Media TV: https://www.youtube.com/c/McCallMediaTV?sub_confirmation=1 ==== SERVICES USED TO MAKE/MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO ==== ► Streamyard: https://streamyard.com?pal=5713946426736640 ► Tubebuddy: https://www.tubebuddy.com/McCallMediaTV ► VidIQ: https://vidiq.com?afmc=5bz ► Answer The Public: https://answerthepublic.com?via=angela-mccall ► Epidemic Sounds: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/qs665q/ ► Envato Elements: https://1.envato.market/McCallMediaTV ==== VISIT MY WEBSITES ==== ► https://www.PointAndClickPuzzle.games ► https://www.McCall.media ► https://www.TheWhiteboardAnimation.biz ==== VISIT MY SOCIAL PROFILES ==== ♥ Facebook Business Page: https://www.facebook.com/pointclickpuzzlegames ♥ Instagram: instagram.com/pointclickpuzzlegames ==== DISCLAIMER ==== Many of the links on this page are affiliate links, meaning if you were to make a purchase after using this link, then I would be paid a commission for that recommendation. However, I am in no way associated with the companies listed, please use your own judgement, and research before making a purchase. I use these links as a way to help fund my business, so I can continue to provide free content like this video. Your support is greatly appreciated.
LUA EXTERNAL MODULES: Learn how to create, access and use them as your own library of tools!
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TIC TAC TOE [Lesson 16] [S1E26] AUDIO SOUND EFFECTS: // In this video, I walk you through how we are going to add sound effects to our buttons and our player characters, so that we bring our game play experience to life a little more for our users. We take a quick look at the difference between a sound and a stream (which is used for background music), we discuss when to use channels and not. We discuss the audio file types and that some editing of the sound effect may be needed to trim away (top/tail) any dead space at the start and end of the file to ensure it has a rapid play effect. We then discuss the management logistics of building apps and the players need to "mute" sound effects and that we will continue this journey in our next video, whereby we will look at writing our code in our own module library and including that file in any scene we want to access it, so we have the code written once and used multiple times. [00:00] Introduction [01:48] Example walk-through and problem to watch for yourselves [05:43] Storing .wav files in your game files directory [07:14] docs.coronalabs.com audio guides for sound and stream [09:35] audio.loudSound() and audio.play() [13:03] Understanding app management for Mute buttons and how in the next video we will be looking at creating our own modules libraries of tools and resources to use in our apps. ==== HASHTAGS ==== #AudioEffects #SoundEffects #StreamingAudio #Audio ==== OPEN SOURCE & FREE ONLINE TOOLS ==== In my next few videos, I will look at these in more detail. ► Lua Website: http://www.lua.org/ ► Solar2D (game engine): https://solar2d.com/ ► Solar2D (aka Corona SDK) Documentation: https://docs.coronalabs.com/ ==== SUBSCRIBE ==== ► Please subscribe (& Stay NOTIFIED) to my channel - so you don't miss out: https://www.youtube.com/c/PointClickPuzzleGames?sub_confirmation=1 ► My other YouTube Channel McCall Media TV: https://www.youtube.com/c/McCallMediaTV?sub_confirmation=1 ==== SERVICES USED TO MAKE/MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO ==== ► Streamyard: https://streamyard.com?pal=5713946426736640 ► Tubebuddy: https://www.tubebuddy.com/McCallMediaTV ► VidIQ: https://vidiq.com?afmc=5bz ► Answer The Public: https://answerthepublic.com?via=angela-mccall ► Epidemic Sounds: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/qs665q/ ► Envato Elements: https://1.envato.market/McCallMediaTV ==== VISIT MY WEBSITES ==== ► https://www.PointAndClickPuzzle.games ► https://www.McCall.media ► https://www.TheWhiteboardAnimation.biz ==== VISIT MY SOCIAL PROFILES ==== ♥ Facebook Business Page: https://www.facebook.com/pointclickpuzzlegames ♥ Instagram: instagram.com/pointclickpuzzlegames ==== DISCLAIMER ==== Many of the links on this page are affiliate links, meaning if you were to make a purchase after using this link, then I would be paid a commission for that recommendation. However, I am in no way associated with the companies listed, please use your own judgement, and research before making a purchase. I use these links as a way to help fund my business, so I can continue to provide free content like this video. Your support is greatly appreciated.
How to add AUDIO SOUND EFFECTS in your LUA MOBILE APP GAME
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This video highlights some of the key features involved with turning a regular Slide-A-Square game, into a specific Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK variation. Are you a photographer in Milton Keynes? Be part of the project... Learn more here: https://pointandclickpuzzle.games/the-mk-project/ ==== HASHTAGS ==== #MiltonKeynes #TheMKProject #MobileAppGame #SlideASquare ==== OPEN SOURCE & FREE ONLINE TOOLS ==== In my next few videos, I will look at these in more detail. ► Lua Website: http://www.lua.org/ ► Solar2D (game engine): https://solar2d.com/ ► Solar2D (aka Corona SDK) Documentation: https://docs.coronalabs.com/ ==== SUBSCRIBE ==== ► Please subscribe (& Stay NOTIFIED) to my channel - so you don't miss out: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcwbmsDlz_UvIgELHJTOc5w?sub_confirmation=1 ► My other YouTube Channel McCall Media TV: https://www.youtube.com/c/McCallMediaTV?sub_confirmation=1 ==== SERVICES USED TO MAKE/MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO ==== ► Streamyard: https://streamyard.com?pal=5713946426736640 ► Tubebuddy: https://www.tubebuddy.com/McCallMediaTV ► VidIQ: https://vidiq.com?afmc=5bz ► Answer The Public: https://answerthepublic.com?via=angela-mccall ► Epidemic Sounds: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/qs665q/ ► Envato Elements: https://1.envato.market/McCallMediaTV ==== VISIT MY WEBSITES ==== ► https://www.PointAndClickPuzzle.games ► https://www.McCall.media ► https://www.TheWhiteboardAnimation.biz ==== VISIT MY SOCIAL PROFILES ==== ♥ Facebook Business Page: https://www.facebook.com/pointclickpuzzlegames ♥ Instagram: instagram.com/pointclickpuzzlegames ==== DISCLAIMER ==== Many of the links on this page are affiliate links, meaning if you were to make a purchase after using this link, then I would be paid a commission for that recommendation. However, I am in no way associated with the companies listed, please use your own judgement, and research before making a purchase. I use these links as a way to help fund my business, so I can continue to provide free content like this video. Your support is greatly appreciated.
The Milton Keynes Slide-A-Square App Project
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[S1E25] How to RUN a LIVE BUILD TEST of your APP using SOLAR2D Running simulations of your app in the Corona/Solar2D Simulator and Console is fine during the design phase, but once you get close to wanting to publish your app, you need to migrate to a live build test environment. To do this, you need to ensure you are running the very latest versions of both Solar2D and your Java SDK developer kit. This allows you to build out your project, export it to an external device (in this video example I use my daughters Kindle Fire) and then using your home/office wifi you can do updates and amendments on your pc, inside the Solar2D Simulator that will dynamically update your app. Perfect for running real test scenarios. This video walk's you through how to set up this process. // TIME CODE [00:00] Introduction ==== HASHTAGS ==== #LiveBuildTest #LuaProgramming #LuaCoding #Solar2D ==== OPEN SOURCE & FREE ONLINE TOOLS ==== In my next few videos, I will look at these in more detail. ► Lua Website: http://www.lua.org/ ► Solar2D (game engine): https://solar2d.com/ ► Solar2D (aka Corona SDK) Documentation: https://docs.coronalabs.com/ ==== SUBSCRIBE ==== ► Please subscribe (& Stay NOTIFIED) to my channel - so you don't miss out: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcwbmsDlz_UvIgELHJTOc5w?sub_confirmation=1 ► My other YouTube Channel McCall Media TV: https://www.youtube.com/c/McCallMediaTV?sub_confirmation=1 ==== SERVICES USED TO MAKE/MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO ==== ► Streamyard: https://streamyard.com?pal=5713946426736640 ► Tubebuddy: https://www.tubebuddy.com/McCallMediaTV ► VidIQ: https://vidiq.com?afmc=5bz ► Answer The Public: https://answerthepublic.com?via=angela-mccall ► Epidemic Sounds: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/qs665q/ ► Envato Elements: https://1.envato.market/McCallMediaTV ==== VISIT MY WEBSITES ==== ► https://www.PointAndClickPuzzle.games ► https://www.McCall.media ► https://www.TheWhiteboardAnimation.biz ==== VISIT MY SOCIAL PROFILES ==== ♥ Facebook Business Page: https://www.facebook.com/pointclickpuzzlegames ♥ Instagram: instagram.com/pointclickpuzzlegames ==== DISCLAIMER ==== Many of the links on this page are affiliate links, meaning if you were to make a purchase after using this link, then I would be paid a commission for that recommendation. However, I am in no way associated with the companies listed, please use your own judgement, and research before making a purchase. I use these links as a way to help fund my business, so I can continue to provide free content like this video. Your support is greatly appreciated.
How to RUN a LIVE BUILD TEST of your APP using SOLAR2D
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The Tic Tac Toe video series back on Monday!!
#shorts | Friday update
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Started before Christmas but got destructed with other things. Now I got game play working can finish the rest of the game cosmetics and hopefully launch by the end of the week. 🙂 xx #shorts #slideasquare #15squares #mobileappgame
#shorts | Little teaser... need to finish my slide-a-square!!
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TIC TAC TOE [Lesson 14] [S1E23] LUA TOUCH BUTTONS In this video we look specifically at the Begin, Move, End and Cancelled status of a Touch Button and how a Touch button differs from a Tap button in our Tic Tac Toe mobile app game. We build out in full a game review button and 95% of the Play another game button, with the last line of code this button needs, being looked at in more detail in our next video. (For it involves Composer Scene Management). // VIDEO CODE CORRECTION When you set the focus I totally forgot to update the name of the object in the video! My bad! The lines should have changed to show: ► getCurrentStage():setFocus( event.target ) event.target.isFocus = true ► getCurrentStage():setFocus( event.target ) event.target.isFocus = true and then to UnSet focus: ► getCurrentStage():setFocus( nil ) event.target.isFocus = nil ► getCurrentStage():setFocus( nil ) event.target.isFocus = nil // Time Chapters [00:00] Introduction [01:35] Demo example of today's tutorial objective [03:12] Summary of our own app build current status [03:22] (You will need your transparent PNG button images) [04:08] Creating local variables and display objects [06:38] Create functions to handle button events [08:08] Add Event Listeners to the button objects [09:47] Understanding TOUCH detection events vs TAP detection events [10:44] Giving our buttons an ID property (to show in the console when used) [12:26] Setting the display focus on the buttons (see correction notes above) [14:38] Reducing button size to mimic it being pressed down xScale & yScale [18:52] Programming the btnReview's specific commands [21:10] Why Programming the btnPlay's specific commands will be covered in the next video, as a result of needing to teach you about why we will need to use a Cutscene and not direct users to the GP1.lua. [22:37] Summary, Close, Outro ==== OPEN SOURCE & FREE ONLINE TOOLS ==== In my next few videos, I will look at these in more detail. ► Lua Website: http://www.lua.org/ ► Solar2D (game engine): https://solar2d.com/ ► Solar2D (aka Corona SDK) Documentation: https://docs.coronalabs.com/ ==== SUBSCRIBE ==== ► Please subscribe (& Stay NOTIFIED) to my channel - so you don't miss out: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcwbmsDlz_UvIgELHJTOc5w?sub_confirmation=1 ► My other YouTube Channel McCall Media TV: https://www.youtube.com/c/McCallMediaTV?sub_confirmation=1 ==== SERVICES USED TO MAKE/MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO ==== ► Streamyard: https://streamyard.com?pal=5713946426736640 ► Tubebuddy: https://www.tubebuddy.com/McCallMediaTV ► VidIQ: https://vidiq.com?afmc=5bz ► Answer The Public: https://answerthepublic.com?via=angela-mccall ► Epidemic Sounds: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/qs665q/ ► Envato Elements: https://1.envato.market/McCallMediaTV ==== VISIT MY WEBSITES ==== ► https://www.PointAndClickPuzzle.games ► https://www.McCall.media ► https://www.TheWhiteboardAnimation.biz ==== VISIT MY SOCIAL PROFILES ==== ♥ Facebook Business Page: https://www.facebook.com/pointclickpuzzlegames ♥ Instagram: instagram.com/pointclickpuzzlegames ♥ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PointAndClickPuzzleGames ==== HASHTAGS ==== #Variables #LuaProgramming #LuaCoding #Solar2D ==== DISCLAIMER ==== Many of the links on this page are affiliate links, meaning if you were to make a purchase after using this link, then I would be paid a commission for that recommendation. However, I am in no way associated with the companies listed, please use your own judgement, and research before making a purchase. I use these links as a way to help fund my business, so I can continue to provide free content like this video. Your support is greatly appreciated.
LUA TOUCH BUTTONS: How to create a simple review and play again button on your game summary scene
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TIC TAC TOE [Lesson 15] [S1E24] CUTSCENES: How and when to use CUTSCENES | COMPOSER SCENE MANAGEMENT // In This Video, I walk you through the invisible challenge many new developers have, once they start to involve movement between different scenes. AND how this hidden problem only surfaces as a result of NOT managing your scenes remove/destroy process the correct way. This can result in many instances of the same .lua file being called, but the new instance is trying to load whilst the old instance is still being removed, and as both instances have the same file name the composer closes the all instances when it should not. To resolve this issue, the need to transverse momentarily to a third scene, a cutscene is a simple clean way to allow old scenes to completely be destory in memory, before a news instance gets created! [00:00] Introduction [01:24] Recap of Game Build Status [02:35] Understanding behind the scenes file management [03:15] Logic errors in your app if you don't "GET" this Composer Scene/File Management process [04:48] Demo of this Videos Task (how Cutscenes will ensure smooth game play) [05:40] Cutscene Documentation / Scene Flow Management [10:18] Demo: Toon Blast Game Play, including a cutscene live demo. [10:48] Printing to the Console each .lua files scene event name to track game logic [14:21] composer.gotoScene() command (finishing the btnPlay from the previous video) [15:17] Walkthrough (going directly to GP1 and NOT using a cutscene problem demo [16:27] Calling the second instance of GP1.lua this way, means part of the scene does not get re-called! [18:38] Remove the scene GP1.lua via destroy entirely [21:33] Destroy the Overlay scene entirely [22:26] Error: Because we've still not finished handling the file management [23:09] Fix: The Cut Through Scene!! [23:30] btnPlay change to gotoScene cutscene instead! [23:45] cutscene composer.gotoScene & removeScene management [24:55] (also setting the message.text variable to nil) and successful walkthrough [25:40] console review of composer scene logic managment [27:06] (set message.text variable to invisible) [27:45] Summary, close and outro ==== OPEN SOURCE & FREE ONLINE TOOLS ==== In my next few videos, I will look at these in more detail. ► Lua Website: http://www.lua.org/ ► Solar2D (game engine): https://solar2d.com/ ► Solar2D (aka Corona SDK) Documentation: https://docs.coronalabs.com/ ==== SUBSCRIBE ==== ► Please subscribe (& Stay NOTIFIED) to my channel - so you don't miss out: https://www.youtube.com/c/PointClickPuzzleGames?sub_confirmation=1 ► My other YouTube Channel McCall Media TV: https://www.youtube.com/c/McCallMediaTV?sub_confirmation=1 ==== SERVICES USED TO MAKE/MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO ==== ► Streamyard: https://streamyard.com?pal=5713946426736640 ► Tubebuddy: https://www.tubebuddy.com/McCallMediaTV ► VidIQ: https://vidiq.com?afmc=5bz ► Answer The Public: https://answerthepublic.com?via=angela-mccall ► Epidemic Sounds: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/qs665q/ ► Envato Elements: https://1.envato.market/McCallMediaTV ==== VISIT MY WEBSITES ==== ► https://www.PointAndClickPuzzle.games ► https://www.McCall.media ► https://www.TheWhiteboardAnimation.biz ==== VISIT MY SOCIAL PROFILES ==== ♥ Facebook Business Page: https://www.facebook.com/pointclickpuzzlegames ♥ Instagram: instagram.com/pointclickpuzzlegames ♥ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PointAndClickPuzzleGames ==== HASHTAGS ==== #Variables #LuaProgramming #LuaCoding #Solar2D ==== DISCLAIMER ==== Many of the links on this page are affiliate links, meaning if you were to make a purchase after using this link, then I would be paid a commission for that recommendation. However, I am in no way associated with the companies listed, please use your own judgement, and research before making a purchase. I use these links as a way to help fund my business, so I can continue to provide free content like this video. Your support is greatly appreciated.
CUTSCENES: How and when to use CUTSCENES | COMPOSER SCENE MANAGEMENT
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