Game Development: Breakout in JavaScript

Michael Karén
Level Up Coding
Published in
22 min readJan 11, 2022

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In this article, we create a complete Breakout-style game. The HTML Canvas provides the game container where we draw graphics via JavaScript. After learning how to use the Canvas for graphics and animations, we go through the algorithms behind collisions using basic shapes like circles and rectangles. With these concepts and a sprinkle of game loops and sound, we will soon have a game ready to be played!

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