书名:HTML5 Canvas——网站本地化交互和动画设计(第二版,影印版)
国内出版社:东南大学出版社
出版时间:2013年12月
页数:726
书号:978-7-5641-4600-9
原版书书名:HTML5 Canvas, 2nd Edition
原版书出版商:O'Reilly Media
Steve Fulton
steve fulton 是一位ria和网页游戏开发者,在过去的3年半中,他在他的网站http://www.8bitrocket.com上培养了很多关于他的新闻,故事,博客,关于flash,silverlight教程,以及现在的html5.canvas的读者。在flash游戏开发者中,steve在alexa网站的排名中名列前茅。steve在过去的十四年中担任mattel toys公司的网页开发经理,帮助公司创建了广泛的的在线用户。
Jeff Fulton
jeff fulton 在过去的17年中一直致力于ria(丰富性网络应用服务)并且只做了很多游戏。他目前是zynga的高级游戏工程师。之前他在mattel toys做贸易,并且为自己的8bitrocket工作室做自由撰稿人。jeff还与他的哥哥steve合著了一本关于高级flash游戏开发的书。现在他经营者一个成功且很受欢迎的博客网站--http://www.8bitrocket.com。这是一个致力于flash,html5,silverlight和复古游戏的网站。
The animal on the cover of HTML5 Canvas is the New Zealand kaka (Nestor meridionalis), a parrot endemic to that country. The kaka’s name comes from the Maori word for parrot (a duplication of the word ka, Maori for “to screech”). It is part of the Strigopidae family, which diverged from other parrots 80–100 million years ago when the landmass that is now New Zealand broke apart from the supercontinent Gondwana. A defining characteristic of this family of parrots is the bristles on their tongues, which are used to collect nectar.
A medium-sized parrot about 18 inches in length, the kaka is stocky and has a short, square tail. Its feathers are primarily olive-brown, with brighter splashes of crimson on the underwings and rump. It also has yellow-brown spots on its cheeks and a gray crown. It possesses the sharp curved beak common to many parrot species, which it uses to pry seeds loose from cones and dig up insects. The kaka also eats fruit, berries, nectar, and flowers.
These birds are primarily arboreal, living in the canopies of New Zealand forests. Very social creatures, kakas live in large flocks that sometimes include other local parrot species as well. In winter, breeding pairs build nests in hollow trees, and lay a clutch of two to four eggs. Both parents help feed their young.
The kaka is currently endangered due to deforestation, predators, and competition for food with non-native species. The closely related kea and kakapo parrots are facing similar challenges—and in fact, two species within the Nestor genus have already gone extinct (most recently in 1851).