Core HTML5 2D Game Programming

Chapter 14. Sound and Music

Topics in This Chapter

• 14.1 Create Sound and Music Files

• 14.2 Load Music and Sound Effects

• 14.3 Specify Sound and Music Controls

• 14.4 Play Music

• 14.5 Play Music in a Loop

• 14.6 Play Sound Effects

• 14.7 Turn Sound On and Off

• 14.8 Conclusion

• 14.9 Exercises

Music and sound effects set mood and heighten realism, and thus are essential elements for video games. In this chapter we discuss how to play music and multiple sound effects simultaneously, as illustrated in Figure 14.1, which shows Snail Bait just before the runner is about to collide with multiple sprites, resulting in multiple sound effects.