Professional HTML5 Mobile Game Development

Table of Contents

Cover

Contents

Part I: Diving In

Chapter 1: Flying Before You Walk

Introduction

Building a Complete Game in 500 Lines

Adding the Boilerplate HTML and CSS

Getting Started with Canvas

Creating Your Game’s Structure

Loading the SpriteSheet

Creating the Game Object

Adding a Scrolling Background

Putting in a Title Screen

Adding a Protagonist

Summary

Chapter 2: Making It a Game

Introduction

Creating the GameBoard Object

Firing Missiles

Adding Enemies

Refactoring the Sprite Classes

Handling Collisions

Representing Levels

Summary

Chapter 3: Finishing Up and Going Mobile

Introduction

Adding Touch Controls

Maximizing the Game

Adding a Score

Making It a Fair Fight

Summary

Part II: Mobile HTML5

Chapter 4: HTML5 for Mobile

Introduction

Capturing a Brief History of HTML5

Using HTML5 The Right Way

Considering HTML5 from a Game Perspective

Considering HTML5 from a Mobile Perspective

Surveying the Mobile Browser Landscape

Summary

Chapter 5: Learning Some Helpful Libraries

Introduction

Learning JavaScript Libraries

Starting with jQuery

Using Underscore.js

Summary

Chapter 6: Being a Good Mobile Citizen

Introduction

Responding to Device Capabilities

Dealing with Browser Resizing, Scrolling, and Zooming

Configuring Your App for the iOS Home Screen

Taking Mobile Performance into Consideration

Adapting to Limited Bandwidth and Storage

Going Offline Completely with Application Cache ...