Building JavaScript Games

Arjan Egges

Cross-platform game programming emphasizing mobile platforms and touch-based interfaces for Phones, Tablets, and Desktop

Introduction .................................................................................................................... xxvii

■ Part I: Getting Started ................................................................................... 1

■ Chapter 1: Programming ...................................................................................................3

Computers and Programs

Processor and Memory

The Early Days: Imperative Programming

Procedural Programming: Imperative + Procedures

Object-Oriented Programming: Procedural + Objects

Web Applications

Programming Games

Developing Games

Small Scale: Edit-Interpret-Run

Large Scale: Design-Specify-Implement

Building Your First Web Application

The HTML5 Canvas

JavaScript in a Separate File

What You Have Learned

Chapter 2

Game Programming Basics