Eloquent JavaScript, 2nd Edition 
by Marijn Haverbeke
JavaScript lies at the heart of almost every modern web application, from social apps to the newest browser-based games. Though simple for beginners to pick up and play with, JavaScript is a flexible, complex language that you can use to build full-scale applications.Eloquent JavaScript, 2nd Edition dives deep into the JavaScript language to show you how to write beautiful, effective code. Author Marijn Hav...
Price: $25.98 | Publisher: No Starch Press | Release: 2014
by Rob Crowther, Joe Lennon, Ash Blue, Greg Wanish
HTML5 is not a few new tags and features added to an old standard - it's the foundation of the modern web, enabling its interactive services, single-page UI, interactive games, and complex business applications. With support for standards-driven mobile app development, powerful features like local storage and WebSockets, superb audio and video APIs, and new layout options using CSS3, SVG, and Canvas, H...
Price: $15.53 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2014
Scratch 2.0: Beginner's Guide, 2nd Edition 
by Michael Badger
As 21st century people, we live a digital life, but computer scientists around the world warn of a declining pool of digitally literate computer science students. The Scratch environment makes it fun for students of any age to think, create, and collaborate digitally.Scratch 2.0 Beginner's Guide Second Edition will teach you how to become a Scratch programmer and lay the foundation for programming in a...
Price: $29.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2014
by Dmitry Volevodz
Sprite Kit, a new framework introduced in iOS7, has been designed as a built-in animation workflow for keyframing 2D animation without the need of engines such as Unity to serve as an intermediate. Sprite Kit enables the easy and fast development cycle, leaving more time to work on gameplay and polish, and less on tedious tasks.This book offers a practical approach to game development with the Sprite Kit fr...
Price: $17.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2014
Unity AI Programming Essentials
by Curtis Bennett, Dan Violet Sagmiller
Unity is a powerful cross-platform game creation system that includes a game engine and integrated development environment (IDE). AI programming in Unity is a key task for any game developer as it gives you the ability to make computer characters think and behave like a living organism.This book focuses on the different AI tasks that are essential for game development using Unity. It includes topics such as...
Price: $29.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2014
Unity Game Development Blueprints
by John P. Doran
Unity 3D is a powerful and popular game development tool that has taken game developers by storm. It is a cross-platform game engine, enabling you to write your game once and then port it to PCs, consoles, and even the Web, making it a great choice for both indie and AAA developers. Unity combines serious power with a friendly, easy-to-use interface.Unity Game Development Blueprints takes you on an exciting...
Price: $27.23 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2014
GameMaker Game Programming with GML
by Matthew DeLucas
GameMaker: Studio is a popular game engine used to publish games to a variety of platforms. Although GameMaker: Studio's drag-and-drop functionality makes creating games simple and fast, utilizing scripts can really help organize and speed up GameMaker's workflow exponentially.This hands-on guide will help you build a strong foundation in programming in GameMaker Language by taking you through sev...
Price: $26.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2014
by Jos Dirksen
Create beautiful visualizations and 3D scenes using Three.js with this practical, example-rich book. Learn all the core concepts of Three.js, and whether you are targeting mobile devices or desktop browsers, you will gain the necessary skills to build a 3D application and improve web performance.From setting up a development environment and creating your first Three.js scene, you will quickly dive into more...
Price: $19.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2014
Cocos2d-x Game Development Essentials
by Frahaan Hussain, Arutosh Gurung, Gareth Jones
Cocos2d-x is the C++ port of the most popular open source 2D framework in the world. Cocos2d-x is an amazing open source game engine that allows developers to exploit their existing C++, Lua, and JavaScript knowledge for cross-platform deployment into iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, Tizen, and HTML5, saving you time, effort, and cost.You will learn the essentials of Cocos2d-x through examples, by c...
Price: $22.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2014
by Aryadi Subagio
Construct 2 is one of the most accessible 2D game development tools available. With its easy-to-use editor, you can create brilliant, stunning, and impressive games even if you're just starting out. Construct 2 takes care of all the technical details and lets you focus on the exciting bit, designing your game.Packed with practical and accessible examples, this guide will empower you to become a top gam...
Price: $24.47 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2014