HTML5 Game Development

#1

Post by akshayaurora » Tue, Feb 05, 2013, 8:36 PM UTC

Re: HTML5 Game Development

#2

Post by ffk » Tue, Feb 05, 2013, 8:38 PM UTC

I hope Udacity sets up a portfolio of games created by students of this course. It would help support the efficacy of courses like this, and provide the students with more potential hiring opportunities than a completion certificate alone.

Re: HTML5 Game Development

#3

Post by jiggy2011 » Tue, Feb 05, 2013, 9:31 PM UTC

ffk wrote: post #2

I hope Udacity sets up a portfolio of games created by students of this course. It would help support the efficacy of courses like this, and provide the students with more potential hiring opportunities than a completion certificate alone.

By the look of it the course will basically walk through the creation of a specific game rather than have students create their own.

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#4

Post by SeanDav » Tue, Feb 05, 2013, 9:56 PM UTC

hmmm. It says I don't have permission to access that course - what gives?

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#5

Post by nextparadigms » Tue, Feb 05, 2013, 10:02 PM UTC

Do they have a WebGL one, too?

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#6

Post by jimmaswell » Tue, Feb 05, 2013, 10:02 PM UTC

I've found HTML5/JS games an interesting experience. I'm currently writing an online Pictionary-type game, like Draw My Thing, with HTML5, JS, and PHP. It's been pretty smooth.

Re: HTML5 Game Development

#7

Post by bcks » Tue, Feb 05, 2013, 10:09 PM UTC

SeanDav wrote: post #4

hmmm. It says I don't have permission to access that course - what gives?

I experienced this too, but it's working for me now. Seems like a aggressive cookie / caching issue. Try clearing your cache, force-refresh, or logging out and then logging back in again.

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#8

Post by papsosouid » Tue, Feb 05, 2013, 10:27 PM UTC

I'm amazed to see people still doing browser detection (hint: other browsers actually do have the features you need, you just didn't think to put them in your list), and worse yet still outright blocking you when they mistakenly think your browser won't work. "We haven't tested your browser, continue at your own risk" is fine, "we won't let you look at this because we don't know your browser exists" isn't.

Re: HTML5 Game Development

#9

Post by jbigelow76 » Tue, Feb 05, 2013, 10:38 PM UTC

jimmaswell wrote: post #6

I've found HTML5/JS games an interesting experience. I'm currently writing an online Pictionary-type game, like Draw My Thing, with HTML5, JS, and PHP. It's been pretty smooth.

"Draw My Thing" huh? Don't hold your breath on the Apple app store reviewers letting it into the app store. :)

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#10

Post by moccajoghurt » Tue, Feb 05, 2013, 10:45 PM UTC

Game Development without using WebGL seems like a waste of resources.