The why of HTML5 for games development

The why of HTML5 for games development

Mozilla Labs Game on, London, England, 6/12/10

Shortly before I became a developer...

A war was raging...

about the coolest toy!

Already built and robust but limited.

Building blocks for you to put together.

Components = flexibility

Bespoke development gives you better technology access?

http://www.amazon.com/Book-About-Design-Complicated-Doesnt/dp/0805075755/

http://blog.semisecretsoftware.com/tuning-canabalt

http://www.adamatomic.com/canabalt/

http://games.adultswim.com/robot-unicorn-attack-twitchy-online-game.html

http://goo.gl/OYus1

http://home.comcast.net/~jpittman2/pacman/pacmandossier.html

Angry Birds

What the web already does for Angry Birds...

What the web could do for Angry Birds...

Multiplayer – one player builds fort with pigs, other plays the bird.

Comments and hints

Voting and indexing levels by frustration level (find me a simple level first)

Fan-built levels

Simple re-use across platforms

HTML5 brings higher fidelity to the web...

...without sacrificing its core ideas and principles.

Viral and linked nature of the web as a free add-on.

Simple upgrades and patches.

Easy re-use of code in walled-off environments

http://www.flickr.com/photos/design_inspiration/238542495/

And it gives you all the docs for free!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdesham/2432400623/

Pick, connect and play!

Chris Heilmann@codepo8

http://icant.co.uk