Doctor Robot Book
Table of Contents
1. Summary
A book on how I created the game Doctor Robot, and how I should have done it.
2. Environment setup
A short chapter about setting up your computer to create your side-scrolling masterpiece.
2.1. Editor
You have to use a text editor, anything will work.
2.2. local web server
If you want to load level files, you'll need to run a webserver locally. If you're on a Mac or Linux machine, you're good to go.
3. Javascript and the HTML Canvas Element
3.1. Javascript
Javascript is cool, but there are also Typescript and Coffeescript dialects that might feel more comfortable.
function doSomeThing() {
alert("OK!");
}
3.2. Canvas
Canvas is an HTML element that we can draw stuff on. It looks like this:
<canvas id="game"></canvas>
4. Animation
4.1. timers
How to get the engine running
4.2. parallax
You know when the background moves slowly behind the player because it's far away? Yeah, that thing.