Today, we are excited to announce the brand new PlayCanvas Developer Site and API Reference Manual!
Let's start by taking a look at the new Developer Site, home of the PlayCanvas User Manual and Tutorials.
We have just revamped the tutorials page to include many more code samples of functionality with PlayCanvas. These include common use cases such as creating an Orbit Camera around an Object, Load Assets with a Progress Bar and more.
We've added two new tutorials to our developer site this week.
In preparation for your PLAYHACK game jam, why not run through our 6 part tutorial that takes you through building a complete game in PlayCanvas?
The six parts cover: Scene setup, Materials, Scripting, Audio and Particle effects and User Interface.
A video tutorial recreating arcade classic, Lunar Lander in 3D.
This is our second video tutorial. It's a bit longer (around 45mins) but it covers a lot of stuff. Uploading 3D models, physics coding, collision events, input controllers, playing audio and publishing games to the web. It's a great introduction to lots of major features of PlayCanvas.
Enjoy and don't forget to leave us feedback on the forums.
A video tutorial on how to make a Pong clone using PlayCanvas.
Will has put together a short video showing how you can make a Pong game using PlayCanvas. It will take you through creating Primitive shapes, how to use the built-in physics engine, and some gameplay scripting to move the player paddles. It's a great introduction to PlayCanvas and building games.
Check it out on YouTube or below: