No Plug-ins: Making Real Games & Interactives for HTML5 & Javascript

Full Stack Everywhere (Boston Chapter) welcomes Jordan Bach, Senior Developer at FableVision Studios, who will take you on the detailed process of making a full blown interactive/gaming application with a pure HTML5/Javascript front-end. Using as an example the award-winning game Quandary-- co-developed by FableVision and Learning Games Network-- this case study will share code and project tips from a recent complete rebuild of an existing Adobe Flash browser application into a full-stack real-time cross-browser plug-in-free version.

Jordan will cover back-end and front-end techniques including a comparison of using open-source libraries such as PixiJS ( http://www.pixijs.com/ ) and CreateJS ( https://createjs.com/ ).

Hors d'oeuvres and softdrinks will be served, sponsored by FableVision.

About the Speaker

A lead developer on many high-profile products since 2002, Jordan Bach has created fantastic experiences for web, mobile, console, and beyond. Jordan has acted as the technical lead on many award-winning projects at FableVision, including Zoombinis (TERC), games for Dinosaur Train (The Jim Henson Company / PBS KIDS), and Mayan Mysteries (Dig-IT! Games). Prior to FableVision, Jordan was a Lead Software Engineer at Blue Fang Games, Senior Engineer at 360KID, and tutored and lectured in multimedia courses at Harvard University's Division of Continuing Education.

He studied math and music at Oberlin College, and has tutored high-school math. Ask him about the Bach cello suites, cooking with home-grown veggies, and the game he's currently playing for game club.

Event & Refreshements Sponsored by FableVision

Series & Event Sponsor: inTouch Technology Corp.

Event In-Kind Sponsors: CIC