Notes by Lex Toumbourou

Metrics that answer the question : how much of our code is executed by our tests?

As a person who's recently found themselves building a game, I really got a lot out of this book. It's a nice balance between theory …

A market with a lot of competitiors fighting for dominance

Multiple interitance refers to an object that inheritants from multiple parents. In Lua, this can be acheived by using Metatables with a metamethod __index which …

In Lua, object-oriented programming is achieved using prototypal inheritance, since Lua does not have the concept of a class. Prototypal inheritance simply means that objects …

Table access metamethods (Lua) provide a mechanism for handling table lookup using the __index metamethod and writes to missing keys, using the __newindex metamethod. They …

In Lua, since everything is a tables, metatables are a paradigm that lets you change the behaviour of a table, using another table. For example …

Schell says to create an effective online game community create situations in which players depend on each other: they require each others assistance to complete …

A Character Web Schell (2015) (pg. 356-357) is a story writing tool for creating strong character relationships. You simply write down what each character thinks …

A tool brought from the world of social psychology by Katherine Isbister, in which you draw a diagram with 2 axes: friendliness and dominance and …