Game Development Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 13
Packaging and Compiling with
PhoneGap Build
With HTML5, it's possible to easily distribute your games over the Web, which can help you reach a wide range of
browsers and devices. You've seen how adding web applications to the iOS home screen can mimic a native, installed
application. An alternative to these web and browser distribution approaches is to use tools such as PhoneGap to
package and compile your applications to be installed on devices. They can then be distributed to mobile application
stores, such as Apple App Store and Google Play.
In this chapter, you will learn how to use PhoneGap Build to compile and install your applications to a variety
of devices. The techniques learned in this chapter will help you develop and prepare your applications for app
store distribution, and a few gotchas will be introduced that you'll run into when using CreateJS applications
with PhoneGap.
Introducing PhoneGap Build
PhoneGap is a tool that is used to wrap web applications, built with web standards, into applications that can be
installed on devices. There are a few ways to use PhoneGap, and it is loaded with features and compiling options.
For the purposes of this topic, we will be focusing on one approach, PhoneGap Build. To get started, visit
http://build.phonegap.com
(see Figure
13-1
).
