Cover art for HTML5 Canvas Game Essentials
Published
O'Reilly, December 2013
ISBN
9781449366919
Format
Softcover, 80 pages
Dimensions
23.3cm × 17.8cm

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HTML5 Canvas Game Essentials is a comprehensive book that will teach you all the basics of creating a bitmapped game running without plug-ins in a web browser or web view. In this e-book, you will create a side-scrolling shooter optimized for mobile play.

You will learn how to create a data model to manage levels an bosses, how implement parallax scrolling, and how to detect collisions. You will learn how to create a basic game frame work with animation timer, game loop, and a state machine. You will also learn how to manage assets, play sounds, and optimize your code for better performance.

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