Build your next game on a bigger scale with 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 Learn 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 Use sprite sheets panning parallax scrolling and sound
effects to build a more polished game Incorporate pathfinding and steering to help characters
navigate through your world Create challenging levels with intelligent enemies by using
decision trees state machines and scripted events Add multiplayer in your games using Node.js
and the WebSocket API
