Pro HTML5 Games
By: by Aditya Ravi Shankar
Contributors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Publisher: Apress; Imprint: Apress
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Berkeley, CA
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9781430247111
Subjects: Computer Science, general; Computer science
Description: <p>Build your next game on a bigger scale with <em>Pro HTML5 Games</em>. This book teaches you the essentials of advanced game programming in HTML5. You&#146;ll learn techniques that you can transfer to any area of HTML5 game development to make your own professional HTML5 games!   <br> <br> Led by an expert game programmer, you&#146;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. In the process, you&#146;ll learn how to do the following:   </p> <ul> <li>Create realistic physics in your game by incorporating the Box2d physics engine </li> <li>Design large worlds with lots of characters and let users interact with them </li> <li>Use sprite sheets, panning, parallax scrolling, and sound effects to build a more polished game </li> <li>Incorporate pathfinding and steering to help characters navigate through your world </li> <li>Create challenging levels with intelligent enemies by using decision trees, state machines, and scripted events </li> <li>Add multiplayer in your games using Node.js and the WebSocket API   </li> </ul> <p>This book will help you take your HTML5/JavaScript programming experience to the next level. It gives you the knowledge and skills you need to develop more complex, bolder games and become an HTML5 games pro.</p>