How to Code JavaScript Games: A 2D Shooter with HTML5 Canvas

Learn to develop a 2D geometric shooter by combining programming concepts with geometry and physics

Created by: Christopher Lis
Founder of Chris Courses / Senior Full-Stack Engineer

What Will I Learn?

• Project Setup
• Player Creation
• Projectile Creation
• Enemy Creation
• Collision Detection
• Garbage Collection
• Particle Explosion Creation
• Score Tracking
• Refactoring and Performance Techniques
• User Interface Creation
• User Interface Animation
• Player Movement
• Different Types of Enemies (Homing, Spinning, and Homing-Spinning)
• Power-Ups
• Interactive Background Particles
• Sound Effects and Music
• Mobile Responsive Techniques
• Mobile Events and Testing
• Deployment

Requirements

• A basic understanding of JavaScript (know how to create functions, know differences between var, let, and const; etc.)
• How to push to a GitHub repo (only required for the last lesson on deployment)

Target audience

• This course is for beginner JavaScript developers looking to get into the realm of game development.