PlayCanvas goes open source

I haven't used it, but I remember looking at the minified code a while back when it was first released. It looks very well done, by someone who has excellent game-engine design experience.

Re: PlayCanvas goes open source

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Post by mrmoka » Wed, Jun 04, 2014, 5:38 PM UTC

ddod wrote: post #2

Does anyone have experience with using this versus THREE.js?

THREE.js is very low-level framework, while PlayCanvas additionally to low-level engine access has game framework, which will allow you to create game logic and scripting in much better way.

Re: PlayCanvas goes open source

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Post by mrmoka » Wed, Jun 04, 2014, 5:41 PM UTC

dtf wrote: post #4

ddod wrote: post #2

Does anyone have experience with using this versus THREE.js?

I haven't used it, but I remember looking at the minified code a while back when it was first released. It looks very well done, by someone who has excellent game-engine design experience.

Developers behind the engine are actually have major experience in such companies as Activision, Sony, EA, Rebelion, and few others, so yeah, they know their stuff :)

Re: PlayCanvas goes open source

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Post by pron » Wed, Jun 04, 2014, 6:11 PM UTC

Seems like another WebGL game engine was open sourced recently: http://news.turbulenz.com/post/49430669886/turbulenz-engine-...

Re: PlayCanvas goes open source

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jun 04, 2014, 6:17 PM UTC

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Re: PlayCanvas goes open source

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Post by hadilaasi » Wed, Jun 04, 2014, 7:02 PM UTC

ddod wrote: post #2

Does anyone have experience with using this versus THREE.js?

Full disclosure: I know the guys who made this. I won't compare it against the competitors since I haven't used alternatives but my 2 cents:

1) This has been years in the making--these guys have spent the last couple of years focused on making the best tool possible.. days nights and weekends! 2) They're super passionate about games/gamers.. they've organized gamejams and html5 meetups and are really in touch with the community. They're in this 100% and very open to feedback--so expect loads of improvements in the next couple of months!

Re: PlayCanvas goes open source

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Post by junkilo » Wed, Jun 04, 2014, 7:08 PM UTC

I analyzed their JS math library (2013) and was pleasantly surprised (optimized, lean object design).

Love what PlayCanvas is doing. They seem committed to the community and their people.