Phasor.js Procgen Party

Description

A workshop in how to write procedural games in javascript using the Phaser.js game engine, and how to work in a narrative more meaningful than the usual “grab item and go.”

Phaser.js is a free and well-tested platform for making 2D games using javascript. Thanks to recent advances in the Javascript tooling environment, these games can now be exported relatively easily to the app store or to a desktop environment for play. This workshop is appropriate for current Javascript developers who would prefer to work with a familiar environment to get started.

In this workshop, we’ll provide a working, current boilerplate to get Phaser packed with Webpack and transpiling using Babel. We’ll go through how to maintain a game state using Redux, developed to maintain Facebook’s game state. On the creative side, we’ll be learning how to think through making a game a little stranger by starting with something familiar and changing it to something more personal.

Workshop Prerequisites

• This workshops is aimed at people in their second or third year of experience with Javascript
• Participants are required to bring their own laptops with Node 8+ and Git installed
• Participants should be familiar with Javascript and either familiar with or interested in learning more about ES6 JS and contemporary build techniques
• Previous experience with Cordova, Electron, ES6, or Redux/React

About The Instructor

Alex Leitch is an award-winning kinetic sculptor and digital artist who lives and works in Toronto, Canada. Alex teaches Game Design 1 at OCADu. They love video games that make life’s little indignities into unsettling interactions.

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About Hand Eye Society

The Hand Eye Society is a Toronto not-for-profit dedicated to supporting and showcasing videogames made primarily as a form of creative expression.

We provide audience development, education, creative opportunities, mentorship, knowledge sharing and inspiration to game creators, enthusiasts, and the game-curious in Toronto.

Founded in 2009, it is the first videogame arts organization in the world.

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