Emanuele Feronato is an Italian game developer and programmer writing about HTML5 game development, Phaser, JavaScript, and TypeScript since 2006. His blog features practical tutorials, experiments, and game-dev fundamentals.
12 articles from this blog
Explains a greedy algorithm to convert dense tile-based collision maps into optimized axis-aligned rectangles for efficient runtime collision detection.
Explains the greedy rectangle merging algorithm for simplifying binary grids into non-overlapping rectangles, with a JavaScript implementation.
A tutorial on creating a planet gravity platformer prototype using Phaser 4, Arcade Physics, and TypeScript, focusing on dynamic gravity rotation.
Explains QuadTrees, a spatial data structure for optimizing 2D spatial queries in games, simulations, and interactive applications.
Explains how to use the Mulberry32 seeded pseudo-random number generator for deterministic randomness in JavaScript applications like games and simulations.
A step-by-step tutorial for installing and running the Chatterbox Turbo text-to-speech model locally on Windows, including setup and troubleshooting.
A JavaScript tutorial demonstrating input buffering and delayed keyboard event visualization for game development concepts.
A tutorial on building a 3D Wheel of Fortune game using only JavaScript and CSS, with a focus on 3D transforms and animations.
A tutorial on building an HTML5 math drawing game using a reusable TypeScript class, with a Phaser example for rendering.
Step 4 of a tutorial on building a Helix Jump game prototype using Three.js and TypeScript, covering scoring, CSS backgrounds, and platform animations.
Learn JavaScript and CSS fundamentals by building a simple reflex game in a single HTML file with no frameworks or dependencies.
Step-by-step tutorial on building a Helix Jump game prototype using Three.js, TypeScript, and GSAP for camera animations and spike collision.
