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How long till HTML5 canvas becomes a viable game development platform?
So I have been working on web application. So invariably what it boils down to is making simple games which were previously based on flash or openGL. Now I know apple was moving away from flash …
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jquery ondrag map load only what has not been viewed
When a person mouse down, moves the mouse, and mouses up the system gets the different in the mouse down coord and the mouse up coords and loads in the new map items. However, the problem is it loads …
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do any Open Source javascript 3D physics engines exist?
okay guys, I'm working on a web-browser based 3D first person shooter game using webGL, HTML5 and JavaScript. It is supposed to target PCs and net-books with webgl-enabled-web-browser installed
I'm …
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What is the best way to debug and profile a web application on an iPod in Mobile Safari?
I've built a web app that makes heavy use of JavaScript and HTML5 canvas. It's easy to debug in Chrome, but on a mobile device the developer tools are much less robust. Is there a tool or technique …
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How does one optimize an HTML5 Canvas and JavaScript web application for Mobile Safari?
I've created an HTML5 Canvas and JS game that runs great on a desktop or laptop in Chrome (30fps), but on mobile Safari I only get around 8 fps. Are there any simple tips or tricks to increase the …
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Online board game engines
I would like to create an online implementation of a board game. What engines could I use to write the game and make it easily accessible to as many people as possible?
I would like it to be as …
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multi touch on HTML5 with JavaScript?
How action game controls should be implemented so that they would work on smart phones as well?
At the moment I use wasd/arrow keys and I am able to handle for example two keys down at the same time.
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Securing HTTP data from a JavaScript game to server
Suppose I am doing a JavaScript game, and I wish the game to update the server if the user has successfully completes the game and his outcome.
How should I ensure that the request came from the …
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Tips for communication between JS browser game and node.js server?
I am tinkering around with some simple Canvas based cave flyer game and I would like to make it multiplayer eventually. The plan is to use Node.js on the server side.
The data sent over would …
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What are good JS libraries for game dev? (HTML5)
If i decide to write a simple game both text and graphical (2d) what libs may i use? Assuming we are using a HTML5 compatible browser.
The main things i can think of
Rendering text on screen
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Top down space game control problem
As the title suggests I'm developing a top down space game.
I'm not looking to use newtonian physics with the player controlled ship. I'm trying to achieve a control scheme somewhat similar to that …
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How do you prevent your JavaScript / HTML5 web game from being copied or altered?
I'm in the middle of planning a game built using JavaScript and HTML5.
I'm having trouble understanding how you could prevent someone from simply copying the JavaScript from the web server and …
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Binding C++ and V8 Javascript from Google
The examples are quite challenging to grasp if you are still getting your head around other things, so the simplest example would be great.
Is there a simpler example?
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Essential knowledge for making HTML/JavaScript-based games
I was wondering if any experts out there could share the knowledge and resources of what is necessary to start making games with the latest HTML standards and JavaScript (or what some like to call …