Lude - build video games quickly
summary
Claims a simple 2D game can be made fast — make a simple game in five minutes — by editing the running game directly in a browser editor while a separate phone runs the live build. Edits are hot-loaded to a real phone so property tweaks and generated event handlers execute instantly; an LLM turns brief specifications into engine code (physics and collisions are built in). Demo builds a rudimentary Breakout in ~10 minutes; bricks are removed by moving them down 600px.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction to Lude
- 1:03Lude’s structure and features
- 2:48Breakout game demo setup
- 3:32Four techniques for quick games
- 4:58Direct manipulation in editor
- 6:23Play testing on device
- 9:13Live environment feedback
- 11:22Code generation with LLM
- 18:17Completing Breakout demo
- 19:03Summary of techniques
- 20:13Q&A
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