Open Web Games using HTML5 & JavaScript

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1. OPEN WEB GAMES Using HTML5 & JavaScript Rob Hawkes

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13. The time is now Threshold of something cool

14. Notable events Important goings-on in HTML5 gaming

15. Acquisitions HTML5 game engines being bought up

16. Recruitment HTML5 game developers are wanted

17. Funding Investing in the pioneers

18. Conferences Discussing the future of HTML5 games

19. Browser involvement Providing the tech for HTML5 games

20. Facebook involvement Bettering performance

21. Porting hit iOS games Showing HTML5 is more than capable

22. Existing games Some of the best examples

23. Quake II

24. Minecraftian worlds

25. Freeciv

26. Rawkets

27. Angry Birds

28. Fieldrunners

29. Created by Phil Banks (@emirpprime)

30. HTML5 & JavaScript What is all the fuss about?

31. Open technologies Anyone can view the source code

32. Free technologies Free to use. Free to develop with

33. Plugin-less No more reliance on third-party software

34. No compilation Save time with development and testing

35. Interoperable They are built to work across platforms

36. Cross-browser support Most major features are supported

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38. Full compatibility Not all browsers support everything

39. No DRM It goes against these technologies

40. Technology Behind the scenes of HTML5 games

41. Canvas 2D graphics platform

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43. WebGL 3D graphics platform

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47. HTML5 audio Sound effects and background music

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49. WebSockets Multiplayer communication

50. Node.js Game logic and network communication

51. Local storage Storing data on the player device

52. Full Screen API Simple, yet powerful

53. Gamepad API Bringing the console to the Web

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55. Mouse Lock API Locking the cursor in one place

56. Web applications Not just a fancy website

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59. Offline assets Who needs the Internet anyway

60. App-like experience Run from the desktop or home screen

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63. Game engines Create HTML5 games today

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67. The future This is just the beginning

68. Rob Hawkes Rawkets.com HTML5 & WebSockets game Twitter sentiment analysis

    Delving into your soul RECENT PROJECTS Rawkes.com Personal website and blog MORE COOL STUFF jsCraft Minecraft port to JavaScript Rawket Scientist Technical Evangelist at Mozilla @robhawkes

69. THANK YOU Any questions? Rob Hawkes @robhawkes