Tech@NYU SW GameDays: Building a game using JS, HTML5, and the TreSensa library

Rakesh Raju and Charles Parra of TreSensa are returning for this Startup Week GameDays workshop to build a game with us!

Program:
Setup. Dev tools and IDE
Quick Summary of HTML5/JS features we will use
Intro to Game Programming
Intro to the Tresensa HTML5 Game Engine
Step by step construction of a complete game:Part 1- Hello WorldPart 2- Using ImagesPart 3- User input and update cyclePart 4- Screens
Testing and debugging
Packaging and publishing

Bring your laptops! You should come with a pre-installed lightweight JS editor. Suggestions; for Mac, check out Text Wrangler (http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/download.html). Windows, Notepad++ (http://notepad-plus-plus.org/). Feel free to use any other JS editor.

You should be familiar with JS or any other programming language. Doors open at 4:00 PM. Food (possibly Chipotle) and refreshments will be served. See you there!

As always, students only.