HTML5 Canvas and JavaScript Game Tutorial

Overview

Learn to create an interactive HTML5 Canvas and JavaScript game in this comprehensive tutorial. Dive into essential game development concepts, starting with project setup and player creation. Master projectile mechanics, enemy generation, and collision detection. Enhance gameplay by implementing colorization, particle effects, and scoring systems. Develop a polished user interface with game over screens and restart functionality. Follow along step-by-step to build a fully functional browser-based game while gaining valuable insights into the intersection of mathematics and programming in game development.

Syllabus

Project setup
Create a player
Shoot projectiles
Whiteboard projectile math
Projectile creation continues
Create enemies
Detect collision on enemy / projectile hit
Detect collision on enemy / player hit
Colorize game
Shrink enemies on hit
Create particle explosion on hit
Add score
Add game over UI
Add restart button