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The Essential Guide to HTML5

Using Games to learn HTML5 and JavaScript

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  • © 2010

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Authors:
  1. Jeannie Meyer
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  • This book teaches the essentials of HTML5 and Java.

  • Script, using games as the main learning projects.

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. The Basics

    • Jeannie Meyer
    Pages 1-19

  3. Dice Game

    • Jeannie Meyer
    Pages 21-66

  4. Bouncing Ball

    • Jeannie Meyer
    Pages 67-96

  5. Cannonball and Slingshot

    • Jeannie Meyer
    Pages 97-140

  6. The Memory (aka Concentration) Game

    • Jeannie Meyer
    Pages 141-177

  7. Quiz

    • Jeannie Meyer
    Pages 179-211

  8. Mazes

    • Jeannie Meyer
    Pages 213-258

  9. Rock, Paper, Scissors

    • Jeannie Meyer
    Pages 259-285

  10. Hangman

    • Jeannie Meyer
    Pages 287-316

  11. Blackjack

    • Jeannie Meyer
    Pages 317-346

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 347-359
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About this book

HTML5 opens up a plethora of new avenues for application and game development on the web. Games can now be created and interacted with directly within HTML, with no need for users to download extra plugins, or for developers to learn new languages. Important new features such as the Canvas tag enable drawing directly onto the web page. The Audio tag allows sounds to be triggered and played from within your HTML code, the WebSockets API facilitates real-time communication, and the local storage API enables data such as high scores or game preferences to be kept on a user's computer for retrieval next time they play. All of these features and many more are covered within The Essential Guide to HTML5.

The book begins at an introductory level, teaching the essentials of HTML5 and JavaScript through game development. Each chapter features a familiar game type as its core example, such as hangman, rock-paper-scissors, or dice games, and uses these simple constructs to build a solid skillset of the key HTML5 concepts and features. By working through these hands on examples, you will gain a deep, practical knowledge of HTML5 that will enable you to build your own, more advanced games and applications.

  • Concepts are introduced and motivated with easy-to-grasp, appealing examples
  • Code is explained in detail after general explanations
  • Reader is guided into how to make the examples 'their own'

About the author

This is Jeanine Meyer's sixth book, the previous title being The Essential Guide to HTML5: Using Games to Learn HTML5 and JavaScript. She continues to enjoy being part of the excitement of HTML5.

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