HTML5 Game Development With ImpactJS by Cielen, Davy -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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HTML5 Game Development with ImpactJS

Table of Contents HTML5 Game Development with ImpactJS Credits Foreword About the Authors About the Reviewers www.PacktPub.com

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Preface

What this book covers What you need for this book Who this book is for Conventions Reader feedback Customer support

Downloading the example code Errata Piracy Questions

1. Firing Up Your First Impact Game

Installing a XAMPP server Installing the game engine: ImpactJS Choosing a script editor Running the premade game Debugging your game with the browser and ImpactJS

Debugging with the browser

Firebug – the Firefox debugger Chrome debugger Exercises in debugging with Chrome and Firebug

Debugging with ImpactJS

Which helpful tools are out there

Ejecta AppMobi PhoneGap lawnchair Scoreoid Playtomic one.com webhost

Summary

2. Introducing ImpactJS

Building your own levels

Creating, loading, and saving levels in Weltmeister Layers and the z axis Adding and removing entities and objects The collision layer Connecting two different levels

Objects – playable and non-playable characters

The ImpactJS entity Setting up player controls Position, acceleration, and speed The game's graphics: sprites and animation sheets Spawning, health, and death

The camera view

The game canvas Free to move camera Automatically following camera

Adding music and sound effects

Playing background music Introducing sound effects

Game physics with Box2D

Gravity and force Collision impact and bounciness

Summary

3. Let's Build a Role Playing Game

The RPG game setting Building an RPG level Adding a playable character Introducing a defeatable opponent Giving the player some weapons

Spawning a projectile Causing harm with a projectile

Bringing your NPCs to life with artificial intelligence

The NPC's behavior The NPC's decision making process

Pickup items to help out your player

Healing your player with a potion Becoming rich with coins

Keeping score for player feedback Transitioning from one area to another NPCs and conversation

The speech balloon Adding a talking non-playable character

The final battle Summary

4. Let's Build a Side Scroller Game

The side scroller game setting

Preparing the game for Box2D

Building a side scroller level The playable character Adding a minor foe Introducing formidable weapons

Shooting a projectile Building an actual bomb

Artificial intelligence Pickup items

Adding a normal crate Implementing a healing crate

Keeping score Transitioning from one level to another The final battle Summary

5. Adding Some Advanced Features to Your Game

The Start and Game-over screen

The game's Start screen The Victory and Game-over screens More advanced debugging options Short introduction to unit testing Adding your own debug panel to the ImpactJS debugger

Handling game data

Adding data to your game Using cookies to store data on the player's computer Local storage Using lawnchair as a versatile way of storing data

Extra functionalities for the RPG

Moving the player with a mouse click Adding intelligent spawn locations Introducing basic conversation Adding a basic Head-Up Display

Artificial intelligence: The hive mind Implementing Playtomic for game analytics Summary

6. Music and Sound Effects

Making or buying the music Buying tunes and sound effects Making a basic tune using FL Studio Adding background music to your game Playing a sound when an action has happened Tips when using sound files in your game Summary

7. Graphics

Making/buying the graphics Where to buy graphics Introduction to vector graphics Creating your own avatar using Adobe Photoshop Adding your creation to the RPG Hints for graphics in HTML5 Summary

8. Adapting Your HTML5 Game to the Distribution Channels

Preparing your game for the web browser Preparing our game for mobile web browsers Turning the game into a web app for the Google Chrome Web Store Pushing your game to Android's Google play store Making your game available on Facebook Direct canvas game acceleration with AppMobi Summary

9. Making Money with Your Game

Your game development strategy Making money with game apps

Google Play iOS App Store The Chrome Web Store

In-game advertising Selling distribution rights with MarketJS Summary

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