Category Archives: HTML5 Canvas Book

Italian Review of HTML5 Canvas : fantastico!

Posted on December 16, 2011 by 8bit_admin

Here is a review of our book  HTML5 Canvas in Italian.  The  English translation appears to be pretty positive, however, the Italian looks better…so here is a quote in Italian: L’esempio che viene discusso e realizzato è veramente fantastico: un … Continue reading →

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Steve and I will be presenting on the HTML5 Canvas at Devcon5 on Wedensday

Posted on December 6, 2011 by 8bitjeff

The conference is in Santa Clara on Wednesday and Thursday. We have a three hour block from 2-5PM on Wednesday to present. The first half will be an introduction to the Canvas and some actual code examples to get everyone familiar … Continue reading →

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Now Don’t Get Cocky “Web Standards” Dudes, HTML5 Still Has A Looooooooong Way To Go.

Posted on November 11, 2011 by 8bit_admin

Two days ago Adobe announced that were were ceasing development of the Flash player for the mobile web, in favor of HTML5.   They  will focus on the air packagers and PC/Mac browser plugins.  Technologically speaking, nothing has really changed, … Continue reading →

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One Day After Adobe Retreats Flash From The Mobile Web: Our HTML5 Canvas Book Hits #1 On The Game Programming Chart At Amazon.com

Posted on November 10, 2011 by 8bit_admin

Also, it has the lowest ranking it has ever achieved too.

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Adobe Drops Mobile Browser Flash Support : Are You Ready To Stop Thinking We Are Crazy And Learn About The HTML5 Canvas ?

Posted on November 9, 2011 by 8bit_admin

So, we’ve heard “through the grapevine” that many of our old readers and Flash Game colleagues were pretty skeptical about our choice to tackle the HTML5 Canvas.  Jeff and I have always tried to  figure out new trends early, and … Continue reading →

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Our HTML5 Canvas Book Already Made a Profit

Posted on October 8, 2011 by 8bitjeff

Less than 5 months after being published and in spite of one Amazon reviewer that was angry because the book was too long (?) and targeted at beginners (not entirely correct, by way) we received a modest royalty check for Q2 2011 this week. … Continue reading →

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Two more Good Reviews Of Our HTML5 Canvas Book

Posted on July 9, 2011 by 8bit_admin

Here are couple more good reviews of out HTML5 Canvas book. From Wonderoile “…overall I can recommend this book to every developer who wants to be creative with the web. This book provides a solid path for developing Canvas games/ … Continue reading →

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Great HTML Canvas Book Review!

Posted on June 8, 2011 by 8bit_admin
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0savesSave David Hayden has given our new book a very nice review. You can read it here.   My favorite part of the review the fact that Hayden is developing games with his daughter: “My daughter and I have been … Continue reading →

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HTML5 Canvas Book Spotted in the Wild Plus Chart Positions (#1 in Game Programming)

Posted on May 28, 2011 by 8bitjeff
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0savesSave Its always fun to discover the first sighting of something you have created, “In The Wild”.  Just about every Friday night I take a trip over to the local Barnes and Noble to look for the latest Retro Gamer … Continue reading →

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HTML5 Canvas Book : Notes #1: Use Google Chrome

Posted on May 13, 2011 by 8bit_admin
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0savesSave Here are some notes about our HTML5 Canvas Book.  Actually one note: Use Google Chrome. Especially for the examples in Chapters 6 and 7 (audio and video), and especially when loading and playing video and audio clips, Google Chrome … Continue reading →

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The HTML 5 Canvas (O’Reilly) Table Of Contents

Posted on April 21, 2011 by 8bitjeff

Our book on HTML5 Canvas programming is nearing completion. The Amazon.com info page has not been updated yet with the latest information, so I decided to put it here in case anyone is interested. We are in final revision stage … Continue reading →

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The Essential Guide To Flash Games Made a Profit! (really)

Posted on April 7, 2011 by 8bitjeff

Essentially because of many of you, our book, the “Essential Guide to Flash Games, Building Interactive Entertainment in As3″, actually paid Steve and I a royalty yesterday (even with that crazy-long title). After receiving a years worth of the most … Continue reading →

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Back to the blog…mobile tales

Posted on January 30, 2011 by 8bitjeff

It is has been quite some time since I last sat down to blog about what has been going on around 8bitrocket Towers.  I have been busy the last six months scraping together a decent set of recurring clients for … Continue reading →

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HTML5 Canvas Book: Amazon Pre-Order + ES5 JS API Now Available

Posted on December 16, 2010 by 8bit_admin

I just saw that our HTML5 Canvas book is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com.  That is the cover (above).  I have to tell you, it’s pretty awesome to see an O’Reilly cover with our names on it. Also, the … Continue reading →

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HTML5 Canvas Book Update : First Draft Delivered!

Posted on December 15, 2010 by 8bit_admin

Tonight I finally finished the last chapter of the first draft of our book on the HTML5 Canvas. The text has been sent off for tech review, which means we still have a long, probably bumpy road ahead, but it … Continue reading →

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