Diamond Retrospective: Using the Canvas (LPHS-025)

Context

In November 2012, the HTML5 Canvas element allowed drawing 2D graphics directly in the browser, paving the way for web games.

What is this article about?

The article details the use of the Canvas element for graphical rendering: drawing shapes, image management, transformations and animations.

Summary

Graphics: using the canvas

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Published in Linux Pratique Special Issue #25, November 2012.

In this issue

This article is part of issue LPHS-025. Here are the other articles by Sébastien Chazallet in this issue:

• HTML5 / CSS3: why create web games?
• Collision detection
• Keyboard and mouse controls
• Using external fonts
• A tic-tac-toe game in HTML5
• How about playing cards on the table?
• Level editor
• Create a complete game with an isometric map