Develop a 2D game engine that will give you the experience and core understanding of foundational concepts for building complex and fun 2D games that can be played across the Internet via popular web browsers. This book is organized so that the chapters follow logical steps of building a game engine and integrates concepts accordingly.

Build Your Own 2D Game Engine and Create Great Web Games isolates and presents relevant concepts from software engineering, computer graphics, mathematics, physics, game development and game design in the context of building a 2D game engine from scratch. In this edition, all the code is based on updated versions of JavaScript with HTML5 and WebGL2: you will analyze the source code needed to create a game engine that is suitable for implementing typical casual 2D videogames. You will also learn about physics and particle system. The discussion of physics component includes rotations and popular physical materials such as wood, mud, andice. The discussion of particle component has popular presets such as fire, smoke, and dust.

By the end of the book, you will understand the core concepts and implementation details of a typical 2D game engine, learn insights into how these concepts affect game design and game play, and have access to a versatile 2D game engine that they can expand upon or utilize to build their own 2D games from scratch with HTML5, JavaScript, and WebGL2.

What You Will Learn

Understand essential concepts for building 2D games
Grasp the basic architecture of 2D game engines
Understand illumination models in 2D games
Learn basic physics used in 2D games
Find out how these core concepts affect game design and game play
Learn to design and develop 2D interactive games

Who Is This Book For

Game enthusiasts, hobbyists, and anyone with little to no experience who are interested in building interactive games but are unsure of how to begin. This can also serve as a textbook for a junior- or senior-level "Introduction to Game Engine" course in a Computer Science department.

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Information

Publisher

Apress

Year

2021

ISBN

9781484273777

Edition

Topic

Computer Science

Subtopic

Programming Games

Index

Computer Science

Cover
Front Matter
1. Introducing 2D Game Engine Development with JavaScript
2. Working with HTML5 and WebGL
3. Drawing Objects in the World
4. Implementing Common Components of Video Games
5. Working with Textures, Sprites, and Fonts
6. Defining Behaviors and Detecting Collisions
7. Manipulating the Camera
8. Implementing Illumination and Shadow
9. Simulating the World with RigidShapes
10. Creating Effects with Particle Systems
11. Supporting Camera Background
12. Building a Sample Game: From Design to Completion
Back Matter