A step-by-step guide to developing your own 2D games
By: Davy Cielen, Arno Meysman
Publication Date: 2013-03-26
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-10: 1849694567
ISBN-13: 9781849694568
With basic
knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, and HTML you could soon be designing and
selling your own 2D games. This book takes you through the whole process
using the ImpactJS engine. A fun, involving guide.
Overview
A practical hands-on approach to teach you how to build your own game
from scratch. Learn to incorporate game physics. How to monetize and
deploy to the web and mobile platforms.
In Detail
ImpactJS is
a JavaScript library specially geared towards building 2-dimensional
games. It is intuitive and versatile and allows the game developer to
get results in no time while keeping an easy overview when games grow
more complex. Games built with ImpactJS can be published on websites and
even as an app on both Android and iOS.
With “HTML5 Game
Development with ImpactJS", building games for the Web and app markets
has never been so easy. Using the ImpactJS JavaScript engine, you only
need this book and basic knowledge of JavaScript in order to build and
publish your own game.
"HTML5 Game Development with ImpactJS"
allows a single person to build a full game. Using only basic knowledge
of JavaScript and this book, you will end up publishing a 2D game for
the entire world to enjoy. You will learn to set up a working
environment and gather all the necessary tools and resources your game
needs. Develop both a top-down and a side scroller game, integrate
physics such as gravity, and deploy your game as an app or to your
website.
What you will learn from this book
Set up a game
development environment on your computer. Find and use resources such as
graphics, music, and sound effects. Integrate the Box2D engine in
ImpactJS to make a side scroller game with realistic physics. Build a
top-down game using solely the ImpactJS engine. Optimize and prepare
your games for computer screens and mobile browsers. Turn your HTML5
game into an app for Google Play, Apple, and Chrome app stores.
Approach
HTML5
Game Development with ImpactJS is an insightful, friendly guide that
will amaze users with its ease of use in game development. It consists
of several informative yet simple instructions, which help develop and
build your skill set and knowledge base.
Who this book is written for
This
book is for anyone with basic knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, and HTML.
If you have the desire to build your own game for your website or an app
store but have no idea how and where to begin, this book is for you.
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