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Game engine IDE template [on hold]

Hey so I'm working on a fairly basic javascript game, and it's beginning to get to the point where my 'engine' to which I wrote, is difficult to manage in an all text environment, Iv already thought ...
0
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1answer
195 views

Node.js/V8 as a Platform for High End Local PC Game Development?

As a Web/UI dev rapidly expanding into more wide-open generalist territory, the more I learn about how its done in other languages, the more I love JS for architectural and basic ...
0
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1answer
127 views

Tips on building a real time multi player web platform + framework and/or tookit

I'm trying to develop a multi player game web app which basically should be able to achieve the following goals: Provide a game engine + framework/toolkit to let third party corporation integrate ...
2
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2answers
108 views

Gameover scene transition [duplicate]

I created a gameover scene in a crafty.js project but it does not run. Crafty.scene('gameover', function() { Crafty.background("#ccc"); Crafty.audio.stop("bg"); }); var gameOver = ...
4
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2answers
361 views

Where and how to promote an HTML5 game engine?

I've recently completed an engine, called Irenic. Now, I was wondering, how could one promote it? The process surely is different than promoting a game, because a game can be played by almost anyone, ...
1
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3answers
749 views

What Javascript game engines are out there, other than Impact? [closed]

Does anybody know of a decent (meaning preferably free ;)) alternative to Impact? Any suggestions are very much appreciated!
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5answers
4k views

Implementing features in an Entity System

After asking two questions on Entity Systems (1, 2), and reading some articles on them, I think that I understand them much better than before. But, I still have some uncertainties, and mainly they ...
9
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3answers
2k views

Why is it a bad idea to store methods in Entities and Components? (Along with some other Entity System questions.)

This is a followup to this question, which I answered, but this one tackles with a much more specific subject. This answer helped me understand Entity Systems even better than the article. I've ...
4
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1answer
167 views

What is the optimal way for updating different entities in an engine?

EDIT: half of my question seemed to disappear, but thankfully, it was still in the clipboard. When I say entities, I mean instantiations of various classes in my engine (example class: ...
4
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2answers
304 views

What would be the problems with using a singleton design pattern for my engine?

I'm desiging an HTML5 2D game engine in Javascript, and currently, I use the singleton pattern. There is only one global object in the namespace called simply Engine. All other objects are ...
0
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1answer
145 views

javascript function with game engine

I have coded my main menu for the game in html/css and need the image buttons to function with the engine using JavaScript. For example: Skip (Enable) Which skips the menu when you come back to play ...
5
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3answers
843 views

Split a 2D scene in layers or have a z coordinate

I am in the process of writing a 2D game engine, and a dilemma emerged. Let me explain the situation... I have a Scene class, to which various objects can be added (Drawable, ParticleEmitter, ...
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2answers
606 views

Essential 2D engine features

I have decided to make a simple engine for a new game I'm working on, and now, I'm wondering: what are the essential features of a 2D game engine? Or, a game engine in general?
2
votes
3answers
618 views

Is there a HTML/JS game engine/library that deals with things (HUD, menus, accounts, etc) other than the core gameplay?

I've been looking through the many HTML/Javascript game engines/libraries out there (many of which are found here https://github.com/bebraw/jswiki/wiki/Game-Engines). Most of them seem fairly ...
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8answers
3k views

HTML5 mobile game development vs. native game apps

What is the current state of game engines, frameworks, libraries and conversions related to the HTML5 set of technologies (including CSS3 and JavaScript libraries such as RaphaelJS, Impact, ...
3
votes
5answers
4k views

Which free HTML5-based game engine meets these requirements? [closed]

I am experienced with traditional JS and HTML but new to HTML5. I want to develop games in HTML5 so that it can work on all devices and browsers, including IE. Additionally, I require the following ...
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2answers
3k views

Find all Game Objects with an Input string name (not Tag)

I'm trying to mimic FindGameObjectsWithTag with FindGameObjectswithName. I know using tags is faster, but I'm trying create a way to search for objects I spawn with a child object I name on ...
4
votes
3answers
2k views

Chrome Angry Birds engine?

Was Chrome AngryBirds game made using html5 canvas? And if yes: what kind of engine did they use?
4
votes
2answers
208 views

JS: Should I have an upper limit to the number of update cycles per sec?

I'm making a javascript game engine for fun and one thing I noticed was that my laptop runs super hot with the simplest game mechanics and that my game is doing about 600 updates per second. The ...
22
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12answers
12k views

Isometric game engine in JavaScript/HTML5 [closed]

Is anybody aware of any stable-ish (ie out of alpha) isometric drawing engines for JavaScript/HTML5? I have done some Google searches and found a few, but they were mostly in alpha/invite-only ...
14
votes
6answers
3k views

Do any open source JavaScript 3D physics engines exist? [closed]

I'm working on a web-based 3D FPS game using WebGL, HTML5 and JavaScript. It is supposed to target PCs and net-books with WebGL-enabled browsers installed. I'm wondering if there's an existing open ...
7
votes
3answers
2k views

Online board game engines [closed]

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 ...
7
votes
3answers
3k views

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?