"JavaScript (sometimes abbreviated JS) is a prototype-based scripting language that is dynamic, weakly typed and has first-class functions. It is a multi-paradigm language, supporting object-oriented, imperative, and functional programming styles." From Wikipedia. ...
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Is there any GUI library for HTML5 game dev? [on hold]
I wonder if there is any library to create HTML/CSS based GUI for HTML5/javascript games?
E.g. game is rendered using Canvas element, but GUI is rendered using DOM.
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ImpactJS and Construct 2
I'm interested in HTML5 game development and I found about this 2 game engines, I already know ImpactJS requires more programming experience and that Construct 2 has its own event and action system ...
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Javascript tile map -> bitmap or JSON
I would like to know which idea is better in terms of performance.
The map is 5000x5000 tiles and I plan to expand it even more. It is split into 50x50 regions and camera doesn't move with player, ...
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Colouring greyscale images/sprites for HTML canvas
What is the best method to colour in sprites at runtime using the canvas element and javascript? I know there are various blending modes using globalCompositeOperation, but I don't know how best to ...
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timezone independant Date.now() for node.js game
I have a game I'm working on using node.js and socket.io. The issue I'm having, is I'm trying to have it so that players execute whatever actions they inputed about 50ms in the future, giving everyone ...
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Retrieving JSON return value from function and parsing in Construct 2
I would like to know how to parse a JSON object and parse each value into either an array, or something that I can use to set values of several global variables in my project file. I want to avoid ...
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Snake body segments not appending to snake correctly
I'm trying to port my working java Snake game to JavaScript so people can play it on my website.
DEMO TO GAME HERE... Press arrow keys and try to run over the sprites.
For this Snake, I wanted to ...
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Control sprite animation speed using Create JS
How can I control the animation speed of a sprite using create JS?
When you press right and left, the sprite will run through the frames... I'd like to leave the fps at 60, but alter how fast the ...
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“Painting” elements in html5 canvas
I'm making a game in coffeescript (although for the sake of this problem that's probably not all that relevant) and html5's canvas. It's a game that involves a paint cannon, that fires circular ...
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What ways are there for making vector types available in scripting?
I use Google V8 engine to embed Javascript into my game for scripting. As interface to my native code, I already registered some C++ functions to the scripting context.
In the native code, I make ...
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Web single player 2d top-down RPG - background image, sprites, and new level loading
I'm making a web single player 2D top-down rpg using JavaScript (create js library) and have a couple questions.
For the background image, I've currently loaded a 1000x1000 bitmap to represent the ...
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Bullet entry Point around Player Object
I have a player rotating by the mouse and want the bullets line up with the player's gun. Right now they simply come from the point of the player and shoot in the direction of mouse. I just need the ...
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Play audio in javascript with a good performance
I'm developing a browser game where the player can shoot. Everytime he shoots it play a sound.
Currently i'm using this code to play sounds in JavaScript:
var audio = ...
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How can I create and animate 2D skeletons for HTML5 Javascript games? [closed]
I'm trying to make a 2D fighting game in HTML5(somewhat like street fighter). So basically there are two players, one AI and one Human. The players need to have animations for the body movements. ...
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How to determine where on a path my object will be at a given point in time?
I have map and an obj that is meant to move from start to end in X amount of time.
The movements are all straight lines, as curves are beyond my ability at the moment. So I am trying to get the ...
