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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
Course Overview
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.
Pre-requisites
- A computer (Mac or PC)
Target Audience
- 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
- Basic experience with programming in Javascript or another programming language recommended
Curriculum 44 Lectures 04:03:43
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Section 1 : Getting Started
- Lecture 2 :
- Project Starter Code
- Lecture 3 :
- Intro to Phaser
- Lecture 4 :
- Code Completion for Phaser in VS Code
- Lecture 5 :
- Base Project Code Review
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Section 2 : Building a Character
- Lecture 1 :
- Finding Royalty Free Game Assets
- Lecture 2 :
- Spritesheets and Texture Atlases
- Lecture 3 :
- Loading Spritesheets
- Lecture 4 :
- Playing Animations
- Lecture 5 :
- Enabling the Arcade Physics Engine
- Lecture 6 :
- Collision Rectangles for Physics Bodies
- Lecture 7 :
- Creating a Hero Class
- Lecture 8 :
- Capturing Keyboard Input
- Lecture 9 :
- Horizontal Movement
- Lecture 10 :
- Using Acceleration
- Lecture 11 :
- Jumping
- Lecture 12 :
- Double Jumping
- Lecture 13 :
- Fixing Jump Bugs
- Lecture 14 :
- Intro to Finite State Machines
- Lecture 15 :
- Installing the javascript-state-machine Library
- Lecture 16 :
- Movement State Machine
- Lecture 17 :
- Triggering State Transitions
- Lecture 18 :
- Logic for State Transitions
- Lecture 19 :
- Loading Spritesheets and Creating Animations
- Lecture 20 :
- Fixing the Fall Spritesheet
- Lecture 21 :
- Flowchart For Animation States
- Lecture 22 :
- Creating the Animation State Machine
- Lecture 23 :
- Adding Logic for Animation State Transitions
- Lecture 24 :
- Completing the Animation State Machine
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Section 3 : Building a Level
- Lecture 1 :
- Intro to Tiled
- Lecture 2 :
- Creating a Tileset
- Lecture 3 :
- Building a Level in Tiled
- Lecture 4 :
- Loading the Level
- Lecture 5 :
- Adding a Camera
- Lecture 6 :
- Colliding with the Level’s Tiles
- Lecture 7 :
- Fixing Pixel Bleeding with Extrusion
- Lecture 8 :
- Adding a Foreground Layer
- Lecture 9 :
- Adding a Background Layer with Parallax Scrolling
- Lecture 10 :
- Setting the Hero’s Start Location via the Level
- Lecture 11 :
- Adding Spike Objects
- Lecture 12 :
- Finish Adding Spikes Objects
- Lecture 13 :
- Killing the Hero
- Lecture 14 :
- Completing the Death Sequence
- Lecture 15 :
- Resetting the Game
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Hi, I’m Jed. I’ve helped thousands of people learn how to develop their own games and I’m excited to teach you what I know. I’ve been a professional web and game developer for over 10 years. In that time I’ve produced many mini-games in the form of playable ads for products like Candy Crush, Idle Minder Tycoon, Hearthstone and Final Fantasy XV to name a few. I also co-founded a small indie games development studio with releases on the iOS App Store.
I have a bachelor’s degree in computer science but my skills in game development are mostly self taught and I believe anyone is capable of learning how to build games. My step-by-step, project-based approach to teaching is easy to follow and will have you building games that you can be proud of in no time.
I can’t wait to see what you can come up with!
Jed.
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