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RE: web based game development in squeak: msg#00054

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Subject: RE: web based game development in squeak

> Unless you're in a time-warp, developing games out of Ahl's
> Basic Computer Games[1], Javascript is not going to cut it.
> Javascript isn't even usable for graphics/real-time games of
> that era. At least, when I've googled Javascript games, I've
> never found one that could do a decent Space Invaders[2].
>
> Your real choices are Java[3] and Flash. And some people
> won't do Java while others won't do Flash. (But then, some
> people turn off Javascript).
> If you're not absolutely opposed to downloads, Squeak would
> work pretty well and I've seen a TCL plug-in that's kind of
> cool. Also Silverlight is allegedly coming, though it's in
> pre-pre-pre-Alpha (so Microsoft is at the "it'll do
> everything our competitor's products will do and more" phase,
> soon to be replaced by the "you'll use it and like it OR ELSE" phase).
>
> It's actually a pretty dismal situation.
>
> ===Blake===

Doom in javascript...

http://canvex.lazyilluminati.com/83/play.xhtml


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