HTML5 Game Development: 2D Platform Game Fundamentals

Learn Phaser and modern web development by building a 2D platform game for your web browser

What you’ll learn:
HTML5 Game development using Phaser
2D platform game fundamentals
Webpack and Phaser: Utilising up a robust base project
How to work with sprites and spritesheets
Loading game assets
Character animations
Capturing user input
Platform game physics
Character movement
Finite state machine pattern
Handling collisions
Level building with the Tiled level editor
Cameras
Parallax scrolling

Requirements
Basic experience with programming in Javascript or another programming language

Description
In this course, you’ll learn the basics of 2D game development using HTML5/Javascript and the excellent Phaser game engine. The course will focus on character movement for a platform game and introduce level creation using the Tiled level editor.

We’ll cover how to build a character with various moves and animations. We’ll use a physics engine to get the jump and horizontal movement feeling just right similar to classic games like Mario Bros. We’ll then create a simple platform game level and setup the collision logic for our character to interact with it.

Along the way to building a super fun 2D platform game, we’ll be looking at some best practices on structuring and architecting a game project by starting with a robust boilerplate that you can use for any game, as well as exploring the finite state machine pattern as a means of controlling our character’s movements and animations. This will give you a solid foundation for continuing your journey into game development and give you a kick start in creating a full blown game!

If any of the above sounds a bit daunting, don’t worry, the course videos will explain everything in a way that’s suitable even for a complete beginner. While a little familiarity with Javascript would be beneficial, we’ll be doing everything step-by-step in enough detail that you can follow along. Basically, if you have an interest in how 2D platform games work and would like to have a go at creating your own, this course is for you.

Who this course is for
Anyone with an interest in learning how they can build their own 2D platform game
Beginner Javascript developers curious about building games for the web