Frontend EngineerBeginner7 modules~3.5 hours hands-on
Build a Browser Game: Snake from Scratch
Build the classic Snake game end-to-end in a single HTML file using vanilla JavaScript and the HTML5 Canvas — no framework, no build step, just a playable game you can open in any browser.
// What you'll be able to do- Scope, expectations, and why vanilla JS
- The single HTML file and canvas scaffold
- Canvas rendering and requestAnimationFrame
- Represent the snake and food, then update and render
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00IntroductionWhat you'll build and why30 min
Objective — What you'll build and why
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01OrientationScope, expectations, and why vanilla JS30 min
Objective — Scope, expectations, and why vanilla JS
02Project SetupThe single HTML file and canvas scaffold30 min
Objective — The single HTML file and canvas scaffold
03The Game LoopCanvas rendering and requestAnimationFrame30 min
Objective — Canvas rendering and requestAnimationFrame
04The Snake as StateRepresent the snake and food, then update and render30 min
Objective — Represent the snake and food, then update and render
05Input and CollisionKeyboard steering, walls, and eating yourself30 min
Objective — Keyboard steering, walls, and eating yourself
06See It RunScoring, game over, and restart30 min
Objective — Scoring, game over, and restart
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