Diamond Retrospective: Collision Detection (LPHS-025)

Context

In November 2012, collision detection was a fundamental element of any video game, and its implementation in JavaScript required algorithms suited to browser constraints.

What is this article about?

The article presents collision detection techniques for web games: bounding boxes, pixel-perfect collisions and optimizations.

Summary

Collision detection

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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?
• Graphics: using the canvas
• 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