Want to learn advanced HTML5 tips and techniques? This is the course for you! Find out more about the powerful Web features that will help you create great content and apps.
This course is a natural follow up of HTML5 Coding Essentials and Good Practices. In this course, we continue the exploration of HTML5-based APIs, but also introduce some advanced features related to HTML5, such as Web components, advanced multimedia, audio for music and games, etc.
Like in the first course, you will learn by doing, study the interactive examples and have fun with proposed development projects. One of them will be to create an HTML5 game, so jump in and learn lots!
Syllabus
Week 1: Advanced HTML5 Multimedia
The Timed Text Track API
Advanced features for audio and video players
Creating tracks on the fly, syncing HTML content with a video
The Web Audio API
Week 2: Game Programming with HTML5
Basic concepts of HTML5 game development
A simple game framework
Time-based animation
Animating multiple objects, collision detection
Sprite-based animation
Game states
Week 3: HTML5 File Upload and Download
File API and Ajax / XHR2 requests
Drag and drop: basics
Drag and drop: working with files
Forms and files
IndexedDB
Conclusion on client-side persistence
Week 4: HTML5 Multimedia
Web Components
Web Workers
The Orientation and Device Motion APIs