Online Multiplayer Game Tutorial #2 - Game Setup

GitHub URL: https://github.com/chriscourses/multiplayer-game-starter

To setup our game we'll start with the game produced from my HTML5 Canvas and JavaScript Tutorial course. We need to start with a basis so we can focus on the most important part of this tutorial: interacting with other players online.

This lesson will teach you:

• Why we need a backend server
• How to install node.js
• How to install npm packages
• How to setup a server with Express

00:00 Install project files 00:44 Project review 02:09 Install node.js 04:44 install express with npm 08:27 Run the node app 10:13 Lesson recap ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9UJukZWm4Y