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400-page Phaser Ebook with Games and Tutorials

Update: Interphase volume 2 has been announced! It will include an additional 8 games + several tutorials. This new ebook is currently on pre-sale and you can grab it at … Read more

How to Make an Infinitely Scrolling Game with Phaser

Scrolling games can be fun, but what if you want to create a game that is not restricted to the confines of a small game world? What if you want … Read more

Platformer Tutorial with Phaser and Tiled

Tiled is a free map editor that can be easily integrated with Phaser. In this tutorial, we will build a simple platformer game using Phaser and Tiled. While the map … Read more

How to Make Games Without Any Artwork

When making games you need to worry about many different things which can make it look intimidating at first: Game development: programming the game logic. Game assets: images, artwork, sound, … Read more

The Complete Mobile Game Developer Course – Funded on Kickstarter

Thanks to the 572 backers that made this campaign a success! The Complete Mobile Game Development Course is a comprehensive video tutorial that will teach you how to create 15 … Read more

Free Course – Intro to HTML5 Game Development

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Learn from scratch to create games that run on all platforms and devices!

In this online training you will learn the basics of HTML5 game development by creating your first Mario-style platformer game. All of it using 100% free tools and frameworks!

We’ll be using the Quintus HTML5 game framework, which is a lightweight yet powerful JavaScript library used to create professional 2D games. This course was created by Pablo Farias Navarro, HTML5 developer and founder of ZENVA.

What you’ll learn in this course:

Creating levels for your game using the Tiled open source map editor.
Loading assets in your game.
Making a 2D platformer game that runs on phones, tablets, smart tvs, computers and maybe even cars!
Understanding basic platformer mechanics.
Implementing enemies and their behaviors.
Putting it all together to create your first game!

Will I get a certificate after course completion?

Yes

By completing any course at Zenva Academy you’ll be awarded with a completion diploma which can be verified via URL and exported to LinkedIn to boost your career and impress potential employers.

Able Game Development #2 – Re-mappable Keys

Hi everyone! I’m in the mood of writing tutorials now so why don’t we continue our able game development series! This is the second part after at the first tutorial … Read more

Free eBook – Master the Art of Unreal Engine 4 Blueprints

Thanks to our friends at Kitatus Studios, we are happy to share with our readers their ebook Master the Arts of Unreal Engine 4 – Blueprints. This book is an … Read more

Able Game Development #1 – The Control

Hi there everyone! It’s been really a while since I last write a tutorial here, the last time it was a series of RPG tutorials. Now I feel like I … Read more

HTML5 Mobile Game Development with Phaser

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What if you could make games for iOS, Android and the web using the technologies you already know and love: HTML, CSS and JavaScript?

Learn game development by creating an infinite runner similar to Jetpack Joyride!

In this course you will learn how to create mobile games using Phaser, an awesome JavaScript library that allows you to create professional games for both mobile and desktop using HTML5.

By following the Learn by Doing approach that you find in all ZENVA courses, we’ll put together an infinite runner game, similar to the iOS best-seller Jetpack Joyride.

This course was created by Jeremy Dowell (a.k.a. Codevinsky) in collaboration with Pablo Farias Navarro, founder of ZENVA. Jeremy is a core member at the HTML5GameDevs forum and contributor to the Phaser engine. After coding in JavaScript for the best part of the last decades, Jeremy has authored web and mobile games in HTML5 and iOS, applications using Node.js and Angular, and technical tutorials for various platforms and technologies

What you will learn in this course:

Preloading your game assets such as images, sound and JSON files.
Creating an infinite runner with parallax effect.
Adding text and working with user input (touchscreen and mouse).
Animating characters and enemies.
Working with 2D physics.
Showing the high scores in a scoreboard.
Adding sound effects and music to your game.
How to make your game juicy, going belong a simple playable demo.

Will I get a certificate after course completion?

Yes

By completing any course at Zenva Academy you are awarded by a completion diploma which can be verified via URL and exported to LinkedIn to boost your career and impress potential employers.

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