Pro HTML5 Games (Paperback, 1st ed.)

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 What you'll learn * Design games with large worlds and multiple characters and how to interact with these entities * Add realistic physics in your game by incorporating the Box2d physics engine * Use sprite sheets, panning, parallax scrolling, and sound effect to build a more polished game * Incorporate Path finding and steering to help characters navigate through your world * Create challenging levels with intelligent enemies by using decision trees, state machines and scripted events Who this book is for Pro HTML5 Games is for the intermediate game programmers who already have some HTML5/JavaScript programming experience and now want to build something on a bigger scale but don't know how to begin.Readers who have experience making games in other languages such as Flash and would like to move to HTML5 will also find a lot of useful information in this book.