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Summary

Lua is found in everything from simple 2D puzzles to complicated 3D shoot-em-up games, and from small Palm devices to large, industrial science projects. Most commonly, lua partners with c as the script of choice to provide an additional interface of flexibility to the development team, and to add features like level builders and user customizations.

Important points from this chapter include the following:

• lua tends to be a choice in commercial development because it is small in size, fast, and easy to use.

• SDL, C, and lua are often partners in crime.

• lua is fairly pervasive across the gaming industry.

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