How to extend a sprite in Phaser 3 Sometimes just adding a sprite into a game is enough. Other times it is very useful to extend a sprite. Why? Being able to do this will let us get super organized. That allows us to build games faster and better. We can make complex classes that […]
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JavaScript classes can add a lot of functionality, origination and most importantly reusability which saves developers a lot of time. But for some developers, there is an understandable learning curve. JavaScript classes are a fairly new arrival on the JavaScript scene. JavaScript has been around for ages. At least in modern computer terms. JavaScript traces
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In this final part of my series of Phaser Form UI, we will look at adding drop downs to the form. I originally came up with this for adding a form to report abuse in a virtual world. It can also be useful for choosing a range of options when starting a game, especially if
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How do you get the height and width of a container? If you’ve been playing around with Phaser 3 containers for a while, and are accustomed to using Phaser 2 groups, you may notice some familiar things missing. A few months ago I added some sprites to a container for building some user interface components.
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Why use HTML buttons in Phaser 3? Normally I use images for buttons in Phaser, but if I’m using other form elements, like input text, sometimes it makes sense to use HTML buttons. It also allows me to use CSS styles on the buttons. This can be important because many times I’m handed designs by
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Phaser 3 Input Text About a month ago I needed to find a way to implement a Phaser 3 input text field. This was due to needing to put a form into a Phaser 3 virtual world project I was working on. I had already placed an input element below the canvas for users to
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Things in life change. Changes are never easy. But sometimes they are worth it. I have been asked “Should I learn Phaser 3 or Phaser 2?” so often, it is easier just to write a blog post about it and give out the link. Many of us have gone through this choice before when facing
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Create and Publish HTML5 Games in 24 Hours This is an excerpt from my new book which you can find here on Amazon Is it possible to publish games in 24 hours? Yes. You can do it in less. I don’t do it every single day but with some planning and some of the techniques
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Phaser Containers Alternative As a developer for a gaming company that has a lot of feedback from its users I understand that people can get very passionate about the features that they’re used to having. I’m afraid I was a victim of that passion about a week ago when I saw this notice from Richard
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Scaling Games in Phaser 3 with an Alignment Grid As game developers, one of the challenges we have faced since the invention of the smartphone is how to scale the game so it will fit on whatever device the player has. Scaling games in Phaser 3 is no exception. There are a lot of different
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