Build Your Own Game Engine in the Browser. No experience necessary, all experience welcome!
Talk (60 min)
In this talk, we'll build a retro inspired, asynchronous multiplayer platform game using modern web technology. We'll cover building a basic game engine from first principles including rendering, cameras, collision detection, physics, game AIs and entity component systems.
We'll cover how web technology has changed over the last decade allowing for some surprisingly high-fidelity results like full sound and controller support right in your browser.
This is a talk for developers who have never made a game, but have always been curious. We'll learn how your regular web dev skills can be used for something a little more fun!
David Whitney
David is the Director of Architecture for NewDay, and the founder of Electric Head Software. Focusing on iterative software delivery, developer mentoring and cultural change - mostly working with London-based organisations.
He speaks about software design, culture, and ethics in technology - rounded out by an assortment of talks about software that probably doesn't need to exist but makes the world a little more fun. David has previously served as the chief coding technical architect for JustGiving and helped market-leading organisations including JUST-EAT, Trainline and Vodafone improve their technical capabilities.
David is a Microsoft MVP, has been part of the OpenUK Honours list for open-source advocacy, and is a twice bestselling author of children's books about programming.
You can find his open-source projects on NuGet and GitHub, follow him on Twitter @david_whitney, or check out his technical blog at http://www.davidwhitney.co.uk/Blog.
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