HTML5 Game Development for Dummies

This book combines two of my passions: web development and game programming.

Learn to create cutting-edge games for browsers, desktops, and mobile devices. No prior experience in web development or programming is required. The book features a custom game engine designed especially for beginners to help learn game development in a fun and relatively easy way.

Learn how HTML5 and CSS form the foundation of all web games
Build a 'choose your own adventure' in chapter 1!
Use JavaScript to make your pages interact with the user
Learn all the main ideas of programming: variables, loops, branches, functions, and arrays
Master gaming concepts like sprites, collision detection, boundary conditions, and sound effects
Build object-oriented sprites controlled by the user or the computer
Use basic physics for realistic falling, skidding, and even space travel
Program for mobile devices: using the touch screen, a virtual joystick, and tilt interface
Dig into the engine. The game engine is free and open, so you can change it yourself if you want

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