JavaScript in Action - bird flying game fun with the DOM

Fun and exciting way to practice JavaScript while building an interactive game from scratch.

Learn how to apply JavaScript - connect to elements - update and manipulate element content and attributes - create interaction with event listeners - create content dynamically - all done in a step by step format so you can learn explore and create your own version of the game.  Apply what you learn to your JavaScript projects to master working with the DOM.

Explore how you can apply JavaScript to :

• Select elements from the web page

• Create global variables and objects to use for game play

• Add event listeners to create interactive content

• Listen for keypress and apply the results in your code

• Add classes and remove classes from elements

• Create elements dynamically on the fly with JavaScript

• Append new elements to existing webpage elements

• Use offset values of elements within code

• Update element style values to produce animation

• Use of awesome JavaScript methods like getBoundingClientRect()

• Smooth animations with requestAnimationFrame()

• Check for element overlap and collision detection

• How to build your game to be dynamic with flexible variables

• and much more.

Source Code is included so you can try it for yourself, what is covered in the lessons.

No libraries, no shortcuts just learning JavaScript making it DYNAMIC and INTERACTIVE web application.

Step by step learning with all steps included.

Beginner JavaScript knowledge is required as the course covers only JavaScript relevant to the building of the game.  Also HTML and CSS knowledge is essential as scope of this course is all JavaScript focused.   

Start building your own version of the game today!!!!

Who this course is for:

• Beginners to JavaScript
• Anyone who wants to practice writing JavaScript
• Web developers
• Anyone who wants to learn to make a JavaScript game without any libraries
• Beginners to JavaScript curious about Document Object Model and JavaScript Methods