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Building a Game with the Cocos2d-html5 Library

Shun Lin, Founder, Cocos2d-html5

HTML5 games are becoming more and more important in the mobile gaming industry. There are already many casual and social games available in HTML5. Compared to native games, HTML5 games support real-time updating, click-to-play without the need for installations, and efficient development cycles.

Cocos2d-html5 was created for HTML5 game development, focusing on mobile web games and hybrid games via Cocos2d JavaScript Binding (JSB). The Cocos2d JSB is a wrapper code that sits between native code and JavaScript. It enables HTML5 developers who don't have experience ...

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