An Introduction to HTML5 Game Development with Phaser.js


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Experience the thrill of crafting your own HTML5 game with Phaser.js game engine. HTML5 and modern JavaScript game engines have helped revolutionized web based games. Each chapter in An Introduction to HTML5 Game Development with Phaser.js showcases a sample game that illustrates an aspect of Phaser.js (now Lazer.js) that can be used as is, or in remixed games of the developer’s design. Each of these examples help the reader to understand how to optimize JavaScript game development with modern project tooling like Grunt and Bower. Though the world of HTML game development continues to grow and evolve, An Introduction to HTML5 Game Development with Phaser.js, provides a grounded resource and vital learning tool to anyone looking to optimize web game development process. Key Features Chapter objectives and examples with sample code make concepts easy to grasp Master questions and chapter summaries further help to solidify these concepts Feature boxes that contain important hints and things to note help keep readers on the right path This book uses a "building blocks" approach to game development and starts with the technology required to get things running Each chapter will be a small sample game that demonstrates one piece of Phaser.js, giving the reader time to grasp and understand the core concepts Subsequent chapters will demonstrate new features, building upon the knowledge of previous examples




HTML5 Game Development by Example: Beginner's Guide


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HTML5 is a markup language used to structure and present content for the World Wide Web and is a core technology of the Internet. It is supported across different platforms and is also supported by various browsers. Its innovative features, such as canvas, audio, and video elements, make it an excellent game building tool. HTML5 Game Development by Example Beginner's Guide Second Edition is a step-by-step tutorial that will help you create several games from scratch, with useful examples. Starting with an introduction to HTML5, the chapters of this book help you gain a better understanding of the various concepts and features of HTML5. By the end of the book, you'll have the knowledge, skills, and level of understanding you need to efficiently develop games over the network using HTML5.




Introducing HTML5 Game Development


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Summary: Step-by-step guide to creating a 2D game using Impact, the JavaScript game framework that works with HTML5's Canvas element.




Building HTML5 Games with ImpactJS


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Create a real 2D game from start to finish with ImpactJS, the JavaScript game framework that works with the HTML5's Canvas element. Making video games is hard work that requires technical skills, a lot of planning, and—most critically—a commitment to completing the project. With this hands-on guide, you’ll learn how to use Impact with other technologies step-by-step. You’ll pick up important tips about game design, and discover how to publish Impact games to the Web, desktop, and mobile—including a method to package your game as a native iOS app. Packed with screen shots and sample code, this book is ideal for game developers of all levels. Set up your development environment and discover Impact’s advantages Build a complete game with core logic, collision detection, and player and monster behavior Learn why a game design document is critical before you start building Display and animate game artwork with sprite sheets Add sound effects, background music, and text Create screens to display stats and in-game status Prepare to publish by baking your game files into a single file




Phaser.js Game Design Workbook


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This is a different book format for game development -- unlike anything you have seen. As I create a generic game in html5 using phaser.js framework, **you develop your own game** by simply following and translating my easy concepts into your own game design. **When you complete this workbook, unlike other game development books, you will have your own game, not a game of the author's.** For example, if you have never created an online game in html5 and JavaScript, you might like to start with chapters 1 through 3 while a seasoned game developer might like chapters 4, 8, 11 and the appendix. The workbook's **appendix is a resource dictionary with all the open-source free assets on the Internet.** Each chapter guides you in [my decision/design process](http://www.stephen-gose.com) you see why I am choosing various business and software results -- all of this in well-commented source code so you can get it right away. In summary, you complete your own exciting game in your selected genre using the free open source Phaser JavaScript Gaming Framework and other JavaScript tools following this step-by-step workbook. The power of the Phaser JavaScript Framework is yours.




Phaser III Game Design Workbook


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This is a different book format for game development -- unlike anything you have seen. As I create a generic game in html5 using Phaser III JavaScript Gaming Framework, you develop your own bespoke game by simply following and translating my easy concepts into your own game design. When you complete this workbook, unlike other browser game development books, you will have your own game, not a carbon-copy of mine.This workbook is divided in three parts of bundled chapters! For example, if you have never created an online game in html5 and JavaScript, you might like to read Part I (Chapters 1 through 4), while a seasoned game developer might start with Part II (chapters 5 through 10) and scourer the appendix. The workbook's appendix is a resource dictionary choke full of available books, and open-source FREE assets from the Internet. Each chapter guides you in my decisions and design process ("agile" project management); you will discover why I chose various business and software outcomes -- all of this, in well-commented source-code files in the latest v3.15.x (external to the book's content), so that you can convert these resources into your own production pipeline. In summary, you complete your own exciting game, in your selected genre, using free open-source Phaser III JavaScript Gaming Framework, and other JavaScript tools by following this step-by-step workbook. The power of Phaser JavaScript Framework is exposed for your development. Bonus Content available conveniently in your LeanPub Library or from this book's website.




Phaser Game Design Workbook


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This is a different book on game development -- unlike anything you have seen. This is the expanded 5th edition. As I create a generic game in HTML5 with the Phaser.js Gaming Framework (in ES5 and ES6), you'll develop your own bespoke game, by simply following and translating my easy design concepts into your own. When you complete this workbook, unlike other game development books, you will have your own game, not a carbon-copy of the author's.This workbook is divided into three parts of bundled chapters! For example, if you have never created an online game in HTML5 and JavaScript, you might like to start with Part I (Chapters 1 to 3), while a seasoned game developer might dive into Part II (chapters 4 to 8) and then scourer the appendix. The workbook's appendix is a resource dictionary of available books, and open-source FREE assets on the Internet. Each chapter guides you in my development process ("agile" project management); you will discover why I chose various business and software outcomes -- all of this, in well-commented source code files (external to the book's content on the supporting website), so you can convert your designs into your production pipeline. - Book Edition 1; released November 7, 2016, for Phaser Official v2.6.2 - Book Edition 2 and 3; Updated 29 November 2017 for Phaser official and Community Edition (CE). - Book Edition 4; released November 24, 2018, for Phaser v2.x.x. - Book Edition 5; released November 29, 2019, for new Component and Aspect-Oriented development with Phaser v2.x.x.In summary, you complete your own exciting game, in your selected genre, using free open-source Phaser JavaScript Gaming Framework, and other JavaScript tools revealed in this workbook following this step-by-step workbook. The power of the Phaser JavaScript Framework is exposed completely for your bespoke development.




Pro HTML5 Games


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Build your next game on a bigger scale with Pro HTML5 Games. This essential book teaches you to master advanced game programming in HTML5. You’ll learn techniques that you can transfer to any area of HTML5 game development to make your own professional HTML5 games. Led by an expert game programmer, you’ll build two complete games in HTML5: a strategy puzzle game based on the Box2d physics engine and in the style of Angry Birds and a real-time strategy (RTS) game complete with units, buildings, path-finding, artificial intelligence, and multiplayer support. This new and fully updated second edition now includes chapters on mobile game development and an essential game developer's toolkit. Understand how to develop complex, bolder games and become an HTML5 games pro using Pro HTML5 Games today. What You'll Learn Create realistic physics in your game by incorporating the Box2d physics engine Design large worlds with lots of characters and let users interact with them Use sprite sheets, panning, parallax scrolling, and sound effects to build a more polished game Incorporate pathfinding and steering to help characters navigate through your world Create challenging levels with intelligent enemies by using decision trees, state machines, and scripted events Add multiplayer in your games using Node.js and the WebSocket API




HTML5 Game Development with Phaser


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Phaser is a cross-platform game development framework for both mobile and desktop games. This fast, fun, and free framework supports both JavaScript and TypeScript, targeting the open web via HTML5 Canvas. This course shows you how to put Phaser to work: creating a multistate game that can be played on both desktop browsers and mobile devices. After you gather your assets, author Joseph Labrecque will help you start a new game project with the Brackets code editor, create a basic preloader and menu states, and then start building game entities and layering in functionality with Phaser's sprites, groups, animations, tweens, emitters, and physics. He'll also show you how to provide feedback to the player and add sound effects for a more immersive gaming experience. When you're done, Joseph shows you how to prep the game for a mobile launch.




The Essential Guide to HTML5


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HTML5 opens up a plethora of new avenues for application and game development on the web. Games can now be created and interacted with directly within HTML, with no need for users to download extra plugins, or for developers to learn new languages. Important new features such as the Canvas tag enable drawing directly onto the web page. The Audio tag allows sounds to be triggered and played from within your HTML code, the WebSockets API facilitates real-time communication, and the local storage API enables data such as high scores or game preferences to be kept on a user's computer for retrieval next time they play. All of these features and many more are covered within The Essential Guide to HTML5. The book begins at an introductory level, teaching the essentials of HTML5 and JavaScript through game development. Each chapter features a familiar game type as its core example, such as hangman, rock-paper-scissors, or dice games, and uses these simple constructs to build a solid skillset of the key HTML5 concepts and features. By working through these hands on examples, you will gain a deep, practical knowledge of HTML5 that will enable you to build your own, more advanced games and applications. Concepts are introduced and motivated with easy-to-grasp, appealing examples Code is explained in detail after general explanations Reader is guided into how to make the examples 'their own'