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HTML5 Games: Novice to Ninja: Create Smash Hit Games in HTML5
This book will teach you how to create awesome video games. Games from scratch. Games that run cross-platform, in web browsers, and on phones. Games filled with dynamic sound and music. Games overflowing with impressive visual effects. Fun games.
More importantly, this book will teach you how to think about making games. You'll learn to analyze and dissect games; to understand what it is that makes great games great. By the end of the journey you'll have all the knowledge and tools needed to produce engaging, polished products that people will love to play.
What's inside?
Learn the game loops and input
Draw graphics on the screen using Canvas
Add amazing sound effects and music using the Web Audio API
Develop several fun a platformer, a shoot � ~em up, a dungeon crawler, and a physics-based game
Create your own JavaScript game library
Jazz up your game up with "juice": screen shakes, particle effects, and more
More importantly, this book will teach you how to think about making games. You'll learn to analyze and dissect games; to understand what it is that makes great games great. By the end of the journey you'll have all the knowledge and tools needed to produce engaging, polished products that people will love to play.
What's inside?
Learn the game loops and input
Draw graphics on the screen using Canvas
Add amazing sound effects and music using the Web Audio API
Develop several fun a platformer, a shoot � ~em up, a dungeon crawler, and a physics-based game
Create your own JavaScript game library
Jazz up your game up with "juice": screen shakes, particle effects, and more
- GenresProgramming
724 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 25, 2015
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January 27, 2024
Fun Book
This is a fun book, and I got a lot of great ideas and game examples from it.
As I am growing into some hobby game development and just playing around with things - I think this is a great book to check out.
Highly recommended!
3.9/5
This is a fun book, and I got a lot of great ideas and game examples from it.
As I am growing into some hobby game development and just playing around with things - I think this is a great book to check out.
Highly recommended!
3.9/5
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