This is the 2019 edition of this curriculum, and as such, it won’t be updated any further. The evergreen edition can be accessed through our subscription here.
The HTML5 Game Development Mini-Degree is the world’s most comprehensive on-demand curriculum. Learn to code and create impressive games with Phaser 3, the JavaScript library that took the developer community by storm, through a series of comprehensive, step-by-step video tutorials.
With this online program, we want to show you how fun creating games can be, and how seeing other people play and enjoy your creations can be an incredibly fulfilling experience.
No prior programming experience is necessary to enroll – we are including a JavaScript 101 module to get anyone who hasn’t coded before up to speed with the fundamental skills required for game development.
More advanced topics such as using ES6 and advanced JavaScript patterns are covered as well in the program. In fact, the last game is developed using ES6 and modern frontend tools such as Webpack and npm.
The games you create in Phaser are completely cross-platform, and can run both on desktop computers and mobile phones from day one. In addition to teaching you Phaser, we’ll cover how to build your games as native applications using PhoneGap Build (cloud service by Adobe).
Bonus: 3 x Interactive Mobile Courses
By enrolling in the HTML5 Game Development Mini-Degree you’ll get access to 3 interactive courses in our mobile app Codemurai (available on Android and iOS). With Phaser tutorials that you can complete on the go, the Codemurai courses are the perfect supplement to the HTML5 Game Development Mini-Degree.
Course Author
The main instructor for this program will be Pablo Farias Navarro, certified game developer and founder of ZENVA, where he has taught game development to over 1,000,000 students from all over the world.
As part of his work in game development education, Pablo was invited to join the Intel Software Innovator Program, and has run game programming workshops in San Francisco, Brisbane and Bangalore.
Pablo has been making HTML5 games since 2011, and has already authored over 40 hours of HTML5 and Phaser-related courses.
WHO CAN TAKE THESE COURSES?
We start with the absolute basics and go through everything step-by-step – so even if you have zero experience in programming, you’ll be able to easily follow along.
More experienced? Whether you’re wanting to brush up, expand your skills, or learn a new technology, our courses are structured in a way that makes it easy to skip ahead to the lessons that are relevant and interesting to you.
REINFORCE YOUR LEARNING
Zenva’s courses feature quick challenges that will speed up your learning.
Access live coding lessons where you can practice coding right in your browser, and instantly see the results of any changes you make to the code:
Reinforce key concepts with in-course quizzes, which appear throughout courses:
COURSES BY THE WORLD’S BEST
Our course instructors aren’t just fun to learn from – they’re also industry practitioners, and have been formally certified for their excellent programming and teaching skills. That way, you can be confident that you’re developing strong, modern skills that will set you up for success as a developer.
YOUR COURSES, YOUR WAY
Learn with project-based courses that are designed to be flexible – access them 24/7, fit them around your schedule, and choose the learning materials that suit you best.
With an online platform optimized for all modern devices, you can even learn on the go!
✅ Watch video lessons
✅ Download course printouts
✅ Explore interactive lessons
✅ Practice with source code
✅ Build real projects
✅ Earn completion certificates
ACHIEVE REAL RESULTS
Our community of 1,000,000+ learners and developers have used the skills learned with us to publish their own games and websites, land their dream jobs, and even start their own businesses – and you have the potential to do the same!
Check out what our learners think below:
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MIHIR PATEL
I love the lectures, concise course objectives, and how they not only teach you enough to get started, but prepare you for the advanced stuff later down the road.
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MONICA MANCUSI
With Zenva, I started learning a more accurate way to approach problems and develop solutions. It’s full of interesting topics that I love to learn in conjunction with my work.
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CRAIG BICKFORD
I chose Zenva because of the large selection of topics and the fact that I can choose what courses I want to take whenever I want to take them. That level of freedom is unique to Zenva.
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ANDREA CARDENAS-ROEDER
The Unity courses at Zenva helped me achieve a level of comfort with game development that I didn’t think was possible. They give you the confidence to expand your skills, and were so easy to understand.
