love2_bsics.lua

--rename to main.lua
--run love .
player={}
player.x=100
player.y=100
player.speed=50

object1={}
object1.x=300
object1.y=300

colliding="false"
function love.load()
    player.image = love.graphics.newImage('mario.png')
    object1.image = love.graphics.newImage('pipe.png')
end

function love.update(dt)
    if love.keyboard.isDown("up") then
        player.y = player.y - player.speed * dt
    end
    if love.keyboard.isDown("down") then
        player.y = player.y + player.speed * dt
    end
    if love.keyboard.isDown("left") then
        player.x = player.x - player.speed * dt
    end
    if love.keyboard.isDown("right") then
        player.x = player.x + player.speed * dt
    end
    if detectCollision(player.x, player.y, player.image:getWidth(), player.image:getHeight(), object1.x, object1.y, object1.image:getWidth(), object1.image:getHeight()) then
        colliding = "true"
    else
        colliding = "false"
    end 
end

function love.draw()
    love.graphics.print("colliding:"..colliding, 0, 0)
    love.graphics.draw(player.image, player.x, player.y)
    love.graphics.draw(object1.image, object1.x, object1.y)
end

function detectCollision(x1, y1, width1, height1, x2, y2, width2, height2) 
    if x1 + width1 > x2 and x1 < x2 + width2 and y1 + height1 > y2 and y1 < y2 + height2 then 
        return true
    else
        return false
    end
end