In this crash course you'll learn how to code in JavaScript so that you can start making games with it. Then you will learn how to use the Kaplay library so Game Dev is even easier.
Course created by @JSLegendDev
Check out his written tutorials :
⭐️ Links ⭐️
VSCode :
Node.js :
The Modern JS Tutorial :
MDN Web docs for JS :
Kaplay docs :
Kaplay installation guide :
Kaplayground :
Kaplay Discord server :
⭐️ Contents ⭐️
0:00:00 Intro
0:00:46 Why learn JS to make games?
0:05:58 Environment Setup
0:14:58 Core concept #1 : variable and constants
0:28:29 Core concept #2 : conditional statements and boolean operations
0:39:59 Core concept #3 : complex data types (Arrays and objects)
0:52:13 Core concept #4 : loops
1:06:20 Core concept #5 : functions + param passing by reference vs by value
1:18:48 Core concept #6 : local vs global scoping
1:21:34 Core concept #7 : comments + how import/export js code works
1:28:56 What is a library?
1:29:55 Setting a modern dev environment with Node.js, NPM and Vite
1:44:27 Making our first JS game
2:23:07 How to export your JS game to a platform like itch.io
2:25:10 Next steps (useful resources)
2:27:04 Intro - What is Kaplay
2:28:30 How to install Kaplay
2:32:42 How to deploy/publish a game made with Kaplay
2:34:46 How to initialize the Kaplay
2:40:06 How to load assets in Kaplay
2:51:01 How scenes work in Kaplay
2:54:03 How game objects work in Kaplay
2:58:10 Child vs parent game objects
2:59:46 Kaplay major components : the sprite()
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2024/12/18
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