Learn Pixi.js

Create and display interactive graphics, build scenes and animated transitions, make cross-platform, responsive games and applications for multiple screen resolutions, and use Pixi.js’s spectacular WebGL rendering effects. Learn how to create applications for desktop and touch-screen devices, and how to use the best open-source plugins to extend Pixi.js’s capabilities in a myriad of exciting ways.

If you’ve ever wondered what you need to know to start making games, or what technology you need to build high-performance mobile apps, this book will show you the way. Learn Pixi.js is your one-stop shop for everything you need to know to quickly start making spectacular cross-platform interactive games and animations.

• Take a step-by-step tour of Pixi.js’s features by building fun game projects.
• Learn how to use Pixi.js to make richly interactive graphics and all kind of cross-platform applications.

Learn Pixi.js is a fun and practical brief introduction to using the powerful Pixi.js graphics-rendering engine for making websites, games and mobile apps.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Making Sprites
Chapter 2: Moving Sprites
Chapter 3: Shapes, Text, and Groups
Chapter 4: Making Games
Chapter 5: Animating Sprites
Chapter 6: Visual Effects and Transitions
Chapter 7: Mouse and Touch Events
Appendix: Pixie Perilousness!—Complete Code