Название: Pro HTML5 Games
Автор: Aditya Ravi Shankar
Издательство: Apress
Год: 2012
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 357
Размер: 12,72 МБ
Язык: English

Pro HTML5 Games teaches you the essentials of advanced game programming in HTML5. The book takes you through the process of building two complete games – a Box2d physics engine based strategy puzzle game in the style of 'Angry Birds', and a Real Time Strategy (RTS) game complete with buildings, units, path finding, artificial intelligence, and multiplayer support. The techniques learned can be transferred to any area of HTML5 game development, and enable you to create and build your own HTML5 games as a pro.

HTML5 is taking over the web as the new standard for making games. The games being developed are getting more and more complex, with new genres and game types being explored every day. Pro HTML5 Games equips you with the knowledge needed to build these advanced games. You will learn how to
Create realistic physics in your game by incorporating the Box2d physics engine
Design large worlds with lots of characters, and let users interact with them
Add Artificial Intelligence – path finding, state machines, and intelligent enemies
Add multiplayer in your games using Node.js and the WebSocket API