Build An Html5 Game

A hands-on guide to web game development for programmers interested in building games using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.

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If you already have even basic familiarity with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, you re ready to learn how to build a browser-based game. In Build an HTML5 Game, you ll use your skills to create a truly cross-platform bubble-shooter game playable in both desktop and mobile browsers. As you follow along with this in-depth, hands-on tutorial, you ll learn how to: Send sprites zooming around the screen with JavaScript animations Make things explode with a jQuery plug-in Use hitboxes and geometry to detect collisions Implement game logic to display levels and respond to player input Convey changes in game state with animation and sound Add flair to a game interface with CSS transitions and transformations Gain pixel-level control over your game display with the HTML canvas The programming starts right away in Chapter 1 no hemming and hawing, history, or throat clearing. Exercises at the end of each chapter challenge you to dig in to the bubble shooter s code and modify the game. Go ahead