Professional HTML5 Mobile Game Development - Softcover

Rettig, Pascal

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118301323 ISBN 13: 9781118301326

Publisher: Wrox, 2012

Synopsis

Create mobile game apps for the lucrative gaming market

If you're an experienced developer seeking to break into the sizzling mobile game market, this is the book for you. Covering all mobile and touchscreen devices, including iPhones, iPads, Android, and WP7.5, this book takes you through the steps of building both single- and multi-player mobile games. Topics include standard patterns for building games in HTML5, what methods to choose for building (CSS3, SVG, or Canvas), popular game engines and frameworks, and much more. Best of all, code for six basic games is provided, so you can modify, further develop, and make it your own.

• Shows intermediate developers how to develop games in HTML5 and build games for iPhone, iPad, Android, and WP7.5 mobile and touchscreen devices
• Explains single-player and multi-player mobile game development
• Provides code for six basic games in a GitHub repository, so readers can collaborate and develop the code themselves
• Explores specific APIs to make games even more compelling, including geolocation, audio, and device orientation
• Reviews three popular open-source HTML5 game engines--crafty.js, easel.js, and enchant.js
• Covers simple physics as well as using an existing physics library

The world is going mobile, as is the game industry. Professional HTML5 Mobile Game Development helps savvy developers join in this exploding market.

About this title

About the Author

Pascal Rettig runs Cykod, a Boston-based web consultancy founded in 2006 and focused on online interactive applications. He is the CTO of GamesForLanguage, he founded the Boston HTML5 Game development meet-up, and he served as the guest editor for the UX Magazine issue on games and gaming.

From the Back Cover

Dive into a world of mobile gaming possibilities with HTML5

Eager to break into the sizzling world of mobile gaming? Then this is the book for you. Aimed at developers interested in creating games for all mobile and touch-screen devices, this invaluable resource builds on your existing knowledge of HTML5 and JavaScript in order to take you through the steps of building single- and multiple-player mobile games using HTML5. Topics include standard patterns for building games in HTML5, which methods to choose for building (CSS3, SVG, or Canvas), popular game engines and frameworks, and much more. Best of all, code for six basic games is provided, so you can modify, further develop, and, ultimately, make it your own.

Professional HTML5 Mobile Game Development:

• Clarifies when to use each of the three primary methods for building an HTML game: CSS3, SVG, or Canvas
• Reviews the standard patterns for building real-time multiplayer games in HTML5
• Addresses JavaScript® game development basics
• Walks you through creating a 2-D platformer and building nontraditional multiplayer interfaces
• Reveals a variety of mobile enhancements such as geolocation, device orientation, accelerations, and sound
• Offers suggestions for packing up an HTML5 game to get it to the app store

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Edition details

• Publisher: Wrox
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118301323
• ISBN 13: 9781118301326
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 552