---
title: "Build a dinosaur runner game with Deno, pt. 2"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/build-a-dinosaur-runner-game-with-deno-pt-2-u2cchsr1t
source_url: https://deno.com/blog/build-a-game-with-deno-2
type: article
source: "Deno"
published: 2025-12-15T17:06:58.193Z
updated: 2025-12-15T17:07:24.427Z
tags: ["javascript", "game-development", "html", "deno"]
reading_time: 12
upvotes: 1
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Build a dinosaur runner game with Deno, pt. 2

**[Deno](https://daily.dev/sources/deno)** · 12 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Part 2 of building a dinosaur runner game covers implementing the core game mechanics: setting up an HTML5 canvas, creating a game loop with requestAnimationFrame, adding keyboard and mouse controls for jumping, implementing basic physics (gravity and velocity), and rendering a simple animated character. The tutorial walks through the complete game engine structure, event handling, physics calculations, and deployment to Deno Deploy.

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