Rodrigo Silveira - Multiplayer Game Development with HTML5

Rodrigo Silveira is a software engineer at Deseret Digital Media. There, he divides his time developing applications in PHP, JavaScript, and Java for Android. Some of his hobbies outside of work include blogging and recording educational videos about software development, learning about new technologies, and finding ways to push the Web forward.

Rodrigo received his bachelor's degree in computer science from Brigham Young University, Idaho, as well as an associate's degree in business management from LDS Business College in Salt Lake City, Utah.

His fascination for game development began in his early teenage years, and his skills grew as he discovered the power of a library subscription, a curious and willing mind, and supportive parents and friends.

Today, Rodrigo balances his time between the three great passions of his lifehis family, software development, and video games (with the last two usually being mingled together).

I wish to thank my best friend and the love of my life, Lucimara, for supporting me in my many hobbies, her endless wisdom, and her contagious love of life. I also wish to thank my daughter, Samira, who makes each day shine brighter, as well as the latest addition to the team, my son, Juliano, who makes the world a better place by being an exciting part of it.

Mahmoud Ben Hassine is a software engineer with several years of experience in designing and developing Java-based solutions. For the last 10 years, he has worked in different industries (transport, telecommunication, and e-commerce) as a developer, team leader, consultant, and mentor.

Mahmoud is a passionate software developer who writes code for fun. In his spare time, he contributes to open source projects, writes technical articles, and gives talks about Java-related technologies.

I would like to thank my family and my friends for their constant support, encouragement, and patience.

Vinod Madigeri is a software developer, game engineer, and technology enthusiast. He has worked with several game companies, and he recently graduated from the highest rated game development program at the University of Utah with a master's degree in entertainment arts and engineering.

I would like to thank my professors at the entertainment arts and engineering program for their continuous support and dedication to expand my knowledge of game engineering.

Daniel Magliola has been writing code since he was 7 years old and games since he was 8. Through the years, he's dabbled in multiple technologies, such as GW-BASIC, C++, VB6, DirectX, C# and finally HTML5/JavaScript. These days you'll find him working at his start-up and experimenting to squeeze a few extra FPS out of JavaScript engines.

www.PacktPub.com

Support files, eBooks, discount offers, and more

For support files and downloads related to your book, please visit www.PacktPub.com.

Did you know that Packt offers eBook versions of every book published, with PDF and ePub files available? You can upgrade to the eBook version at > for more details.

At www.PacktPub.com, you can also read a collection of free technical articles, sign up for a range of free newsletters and receive exclusive discounts and offers on Packt books and eBooks.

https://www2.packtpub.com/books/subscription/packtlib

Do you need instant solutions to your IT questions? PacktLib is Packt's online digital book library. Here, you can search, access, and read Packt's entire library of books.

Why subscribe?

• Fully searchable across every book published by Packt
• Copy and paste, print, and bookmark content
• On demand and accessible via a web browser

Free access for Packt account holders

If you have an account with Packt at www.PacktPub.com, you can use this to access PacktLib today and view 9 entirely free books. Simply use your login credentials for immediate access.

Preface

Welcome to Multiplayer Game Development with HTML5 . This book will teach you how to develop games that support interacting multiple players in the same game world, and how to perform network programming operations in order to implement such systems. It covers topics such as WebSockets and client-side and server-side game programming in JavaScript with Node.js, latency reduction techniques, and handling server queries from multiple users. We will accomplish this by walking you through the process of developing two actual multiplayer games from start to finish, and it will also teach you about various topics in HTML5 game development in the process. The aim of the book is to teach you to create game worlds for multiple players who want to compete or interact through the Internet using HTML5.

What this book covers

, Getting Started with Multiplayer Game Programming , introduces network programming, with emphasis on designing a multiplayer game. It illustrates the basic concepts of multiplayer game development by walking you through the creation of a real-time game of Tic Tac Toe.

, Setting Up the Environment , describes the current state of the art in the JavaScript development world, including JavaScript in the server through Node.js. It also describes the current techniques to manage the development cycle in JavaScript with workflow and resource management tools, such as Npm, Bower, Grunt, and more.