Professional HTML5 Mobile Game Development

Create mobile game apps for the lucrative gaming marketIf you’re an experienced developer seeking to break into the sizzling mobile game market, this is the book for you. Covering all mobile and touchscreen devices, including iPhones, iPads, Android, and WP7.5, this book takes you through the steps of building both single- and multi-player mobile games. Topics include standard patterns for building games in HTML5, what methods to choose for building (CSS3, SVG, or Canvas), popular game engines and frameworks, and much more. Best of all, code for six basic games is provided, so you can modify, further develop, and make it your own.Shows intermediate developers how to develop games in HTML5 and build games for iPhone, iPad, Android, and WP7.5 mobile and touchscreen devicesExplains single-player and multi-player mobile game developmentProvides code for six basic games in a GitHub repository, so readers can collaborate and develop the code themselvesExplores specific APIs to make games even more compelling, including geolocation, audio, and device orientationReviews three popular open-source HTML5 game engines–crafty.js, easel.js, and enchant.jsCovers simple physics as well as using an existing physics libraryThe world is going mobile, as is the game industry. Professional HTML5 Mobile Game Development helps savvy developers join in this exploding market.