Pro HTML5 Games

This essential book teaches you to master advanced game programming in HTML5. You'll learn techniques that you can transfer to any area of HTML5 game development to make your own professional HTML5 games.Led by an expert game programmer, you'll build two complete games in HTML5: a strategy puzzle game based on the Box2d physics engine and in the style of Angry Birds and a real-time strategy (RTS) game complete with units, buildings, path-finding, artificial intelligence, and multiplayer support. This new and fully updated second edition now includes chapters on mobile game development and an essential game developer's toolkit. Understand how to develop complex, bolder games and become an HTML5 games pro using Pro HTML5 Games today. What You'll LearnCreate realistic physics in your game by incorporating the Box2d physics engineDesign large worlds with lots of characters and let users interact with themUse sprite sheets, panning, parallax scrolling, and sound effects to build a more polished gameIncorporate pathfinding and steering to help characters navigate through your worldCreate challenging levels with intelligent enemies by using decision trees, state machines, and scripted eventsAdd multiplayer in your games using Node.js and the WebSocket API