The advanced game developer's toolkit : create amazing Web-based games with JavaScript and HTML5 /: create amazing Web-based games with JavaScript and HTML5. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Rex van der Spuy.
• Authors: Van der Spuy, Rex
• Contents: At a Glance; Contents; About the Author; About the Technical Reviewer; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Getting Started; What You Need to Know; Hexi and Ga; The Source Code; Chapter 2: Using Tiled Editor; Choosing Your Images; Making a Map; Setting Images Properties; Using Layers; Building the Map; Understanding the JSON Map Data; Using JSON Data to Build the Level; Deciding How to Use the Data; The Game Code API; Writing the makeTiledWorld Function; Creating the Game World; Creating the Sprites; Changing the Sprite's Depth Layer; A Scrolling World Camera; Summary. Chapter 3: Tile-Based CollisionUnderstanding Tile-Based Collision; Collecting Items; Designing the Game World; Initializing the Game World; Understanding the Bomb Map; Moving the Alien in Alignment with the Grid; Collisions with Moving Sprites; Checking Collisions by Comparing Array Locations; Giving the Bombs a Random Direction; Collision Detection; Using Corner Points; A Reusable Tile-Based Collision Function; Using Inverse Collision Detection to Check for Obstacles; Tile-Based Collision for Role Playing Games; Defining the Collision Area; Collisions with Obstacles; Collisions with Items. Moving the Sprite in the Game LoopIs the Sprite Centered Over a Tile Cell?; Finding the Valid Directions; The Tiles Surrounding the Sprite; The Valid Directions; Can the Monster Change Direction?; Choosing a Random Direction; Converting the Direction String to a Velocity Number; Hunting the Alien; Calculating the Vector; Finding the Closest Direction; Line of Sight; Calculating the Vector; Finding the Positions of the Collision Points; Testing the Points for Collisions with Obstacles; The lineOfSight Function; Tile-Based Line of Sight; Tile-Based Collision; Limiting the Angle. The tileBasedLineOfSight FunctionSummary; Chapter 6: Finding the Shortest Path; Understanding A*; Calculating Costs; Finding the Second Step; Linking the Nodes Through Their Parents; A* in Code; Creating a Node Map; The shortestPath Function; Using the shortestPath Function; Understanding Heuristics; Rounding Corners; Walking the Path; Extending and Customizing A*; Variable Terrain; Influence Map; Dijkstra's Algorithm; Summary; Chapter 7: More Fun with Tile-Based Games; Using Extra Game Data for AI Systems; Storing Hidden Game Data in Arrays; Adding an AI Controlled Car.
• Publisher Details: California : Apress
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource, color illustrations
• Subjects: 794.8/1526; Computer games -- Programming; Internet programming; Internet games -- Design; HTML (Document markup language); JavaScript (Computer program language); GAMES -- Board; Computer games -- Programming; HTML (Document markup language); Internet programming; JavaScript (Computer program language); Computer Science; Game Development; Electronic books; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781484210970; 1484210972; 1484210980; 9781484210987
• Related ISBNs: 9781484210987
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 13, 2017).
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