New HTML5 game on Codecanyon Magic Words!
I’m proudly announcing my new game on Codecanyon called Magic Words! You can view it here: Magic Words HTML5 Game Magic Words Is actually two games molded into one pack!
Phaser.io how to apply a grayscale filter [Tip]
So I was looking for a smart/quick/light way to apply grayscale filter to my images but not by using WebGL. What I found is that by using Image.blendMode = PIXI.blendModes.SATURATION I could simply create an image in Photoshop and apply that blend to it. This way you don’t have to create multiple grayscale versions of…
Mind the Gap: HTML5 Puzzle game
Hello all, I have released another puzzle/arcade game called Mind the Gap. Mind the Gap is a puzzle game where the player needs to throw a spinning disk and reach the victory area on the top, while avoiding the blocks. The game is perfect for desktop and mobile play, and supports click & touch events.…
Parallax effect animation with TweenMax (part 2)
This is the second part (and most recent) of a parallax tutorial and animation using GSAP TweenMax. Before we begin a little bit of theory behind the parallax effect. Parallax is a displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight, and is measured by the angle…
Phonegap/Cordova read images from gallery folder [Tip]
Hello, recently I was working on a project where I wanted to get all the images from the camera but because I wanted to load them in batches I had to find their filenames and store them in a local array for future use. Since the new cordova file plugin did some changes, there is…
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New Game on Codecanyon > Jaws Saga: 3000AD
Hello all I have launched another game on codecanyon which uses Phaser.io at its core, it is an arcade game of sorts like lunar-lander but with a shark… and rockets… and traps and you must never touch the floor, ok its nothing like lunar-lander apart from the low-gravity… Check it out: Jaws Saga: 3000AD
Phaser.io Modal creator
Recently as I was building a new game, I realized that one of the most re-used elements across a variety of games is the “modal”, whether it is a countdown, a message modal or a game-over modal. So I thought to create a little snippet that would make creating a modal an easier task, with…
Phaser.io how to use atlasHash to your advantage.
Lately I have been using Phaser.io as a game framework/engine. And one thing that is quite tedius, is to manage your Sprites and animation frames, it is roughly 40% of your game development time. However there is one tool that now -that officially supports Phaser- cuts down this time at least by 90%. View more…
How to create a Codepen Like/Love button
So I have to admit that I’m using Codepen alot, I’m also liking their “love/like” button. So I set to recreate the effect. This pen is still quite sought after and has received many “likes” This is the end result See the Pen Codepen heart by Michael Dobekidis (@netgfx) on CodePen. Continue if you want…
Happy New Year!
I wish you all happy new year! Here’s a little codepen made with the gaming framework Phaser.io See the Pen Christmas 2014, from 7L by Michael Dobekidis (@netgfx) on CodePen.