"Web Game Dev" offers a comprehensive guide to creating interactive browser-based games using HTML5 and JavaScript. This book explores the fundamentals of web game development, emphasizing the HTML5 Canvas API for graphics and JavaScript for game logic. You'll discover how to build games accessible on multiple platforms without native installations, taking advantage of current web standards and popular game frameworks.
Did you know that mastering fundamental web technologies combined with efficient game development practices can lead to significant results in browser gaming? The book adopts a hands-on approach, guiding you through drawing shapes, manipulating pixels, and creating animations with the Canvas API. It then delves into JavaScript game loops, object-oriented programming, collision detection, and input handling.
Progressing further, "Web Game Dev" compares game frameworks like Phaser and PixiJS, demonstrating their practical usage. The book culminates in a case study, showcasing the development of a complete 2D game from start to finish, integrating all the concepts discussed to provide valuable insights and skills for web developers and programmers interested in game development.
