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Monday, September 12, 2011

EPIC RELEASE: LuaFPS3 v0.1 Arrives, Run PS3 Lua Homebrew on PlayStation 3

Today, the_marioga, a Spanish developer and friend of Vetta's! xD
 has released a neat little app that allows gamers to run Lua homebrew on their PlayStation 3 consoles!!!

So a question you might be asking is what exactly is LUA? 

Well, it's a lightweight, powerful, and embeddable scripting language. It is currently the leading scripting language in games and has been used in commercial programs ranging from Adobe's Photoshop Lightroom to World of Warcraft

The clever aspect about the LUA scripting language is the fact that it does not need to be compiled. This lua player allows users to display images, geometric shapes, display text, and collect data from the SIXAXIS DualShock3 controller, among other things. 

NOTE:
This version of Lua player does not include sound or file management functions, but the developer promises these features in the next revision.


Download: LuaFPS3 v0.1 for PS3 / Program in C (PDF)


To quote, roughly translated: After the "success" of LuaFWii, I decided to port it to PS3 and take two parallel developments. For those who do not know a LuaPlayer LuaFPS3 for PS3, that is allowed to run homebrew Lua made ​​in your PS3.

What is Lua?

Lua is a programming language, simple and powerful, that does not require to be compiled to run it.

What can the lua player?

Show images, geometric shapes, display text, data collected and SIXAXIS DualShock3, among other things. Very useful and powerful when it comes to game programming easy. Functions are on file in the RAR reference.html

What changes will the next version?

* Management functions of files and folders
* ImageLoadinOne removed (obsolete)


Initial Release

* No sound or file management functions

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