HTML5 Game Development Hotshot

• Create eight different games using HTML5
• Learn essential games development techniques, such as game loop, animations, and browser storage
• Follow the project-based approach to build games from start to finish with in-depth explanations on game management

• Create DOM-based HTML5 games
• Use the CreateJS library to build a canvas-based game
• Create different types of animation – sprite-sheet-based, tween-based, and Flash-vector-based
• Modularize game components in JavaScript with object inheritance
• Store and load persistent game progress in browsers
• Convert coordinates between the screen and isometric perspective
• Maintain a hierarchy for game elements to keep the extensibility of the game
• Learn essential workflows and tools to create game assets easier

HTML5 and CSS3 allow for interactive, entertaining content to run on most devices with a modern web browser, which allows you to create key-frames or sprite-sheet animations with the transform and transition feature.The new canvas tag allows for bitmap manipulation and dynamic drawing with its JavaScript API. The game library we use in the book, CreateJS, is one of the most promising libraries that is supported by Mozilla, Adobe, and Microsoft. Its Flash ActionScript-like API enables quick and easy knowledge transfer from the old Flash game development into the new Canvas-based development.

This book will show you how to create stunning cross-browser games without the need for Flash or other plugins. Fully embrace HTML to learn how to create eight different games which cover hot topics such as an isometric city growing game, defending, and infinite running games.

Learn about Box2D, DOM elements, the EaselJS framework and more, all providing a foundation of knowledge to expand your game-creating skills.

With in-depth explanations and step-by-step instructions, you will close this book feeling confident about building great games with HTML.

With a wide range of projects to build, this step-by-step guide will give you all the tools you need to create a variety of games.

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