Hi guys, I’ve only dived into Corona SDK a few months ago, but so far I’m having a blast and love being an app developer. I have no experience with programming or computer science prior to this, so please bear with me. I want to add a leaderboard to my app. One best score for each user, that’s it! :) However,
- Should I use GameCenter if my app is not a game but more of an utility app in which people are scored and can compare their results? GameCenter’s UI doesn’t seem to be easily customizable, and the current style of the interface does not fit with my app at all. I assume that people will be confused if they see GameCenter in a non-game app. :unsure: This leads to my 2nd question.
- After browsing online, I think my best option to create a customizable leaderboard is through Coronium, which is a cloud service for Corona.
http://coronium-cloud-docs.readthedocs.org/en/latest/
On the installation instruction, however, it appears that I also need either Ubuntu or Amazon web services. Beside vaguely knowing they host the Coronium cloud service, I know nothing about why, what, and how I can work with either Ubunta or Amazon web services. What are the main differences between the two?
- What do I need to learn to create this simple leaderboard in my app besides Coronium SDK/API? For a total computer science beginner like me, do I also need to learn MySQL, SSL, shell commands…etc? Is there any hand-holding tutorial that teaches how to apply all of these things together? Again I just want to create a really simple leaderboard where I can see my best score against other people, that’s it!
Thank you in advance! I’d really appreciate any feedbacks on these! :lol: