Web Resources

For more information on HTML5 and JavaScript, the following web resources are recommended:

  • www.html5gamedevelopment.org: A website run by the author tracking the latest trends in HTML5 game development.
  • www.html5gamedevs.com: An active aggregator site that posts on the newest HTML5 games and game development news.
  • www.badassjs.com: In-depth first-party posts on cutting edge JavaScript.
  • www.creativejs.com: In-depth first-party posts on cool new stuff in JavaScript.
  • buildnewgames.com: A Microsoft sponsored site with in-depth articles on various HTML5 game development topics.
  • javascriptweekly.com: Not a website but a once-weekly newsletter that rounds up what’s new in JavaScript that week. A must read for JavaScript developers.
  • www.html5rocks.com: One of the most authoritative resources on HTML5 on the web. When a new API comes out, HTML5 Rocks usually is the first to post an in-depth article on it.
  • developer.mozilla.org: In competition with the html5rocks site as the best resource for learning the newest HTML5 techniques.
  • www.lostdecadegames.com/lostcast: A bi-weekly podcast by HTML5 game development company Lost Decade Games, often with special guests active in the HTML5 game development community.
  • www.chromeexperiments.com: If it’s cool and it’s in JavaScript, you’ll probably find it as a Chrome experiment. Visit here if you want to see how far you can push the browser.

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