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How to use Tiled Map Editor with Cocos2d-html5

 

Introduction

Tiled Map Editor is a great tool for creating game levels and tiled maps. The Tiled application is written in C++, with the help of the Qt application framework and it is free. It allows the developer to create orthogonal as well as isometric tiled maps. Maps are saved as TMX files which are just XML-based formats, so they are easy to read and they work with varying game engines.

The official Tiled web site:

http://www.mapeditor.org/ 

Cocos2d-html5 game framework in Tizen applications - Follow up

This is the continuation of the article about Cocos2d-html5. The previous part briefly described how Cocos2d-html5 works and introduced some basic elements, such as: sprites, layers and scenes. We will now focus on handling user input, playing sounds, running actions and more.

NOTE: The sample application, attached to this article, requires a device supporting the DEVICE ORIENTATION  event.

Cocos2d-html5 game framework in Tizen applications - Introduction

What is Cocos2d-html5? - Introduction

Cocos2d-x is an open-source cross-platform game framework designed for 2D graphical environment. It has been ported to many languages and mobile platforms including Android, iOS, Windows, etc. 

Cocos2d-html5 is the JavaScript version of Cocos2d-x, designed for web browsers and based on HTML5 technology. Tizen provides best HTML5 compliant web app framework, so Cocos2d-html5 can be made to work on it easily. Cocos2d-html5 uses Canvas object to render the graphics.