Command & Conquer coded in HTML5
January 24, 2012 – 9:57 pm | No Comment

Remember the classic RTS known as Command & Conquer? Well, an enterprising coder, Aditya Ravi Shankar, actually recreated the strategy game using nothing but HTML5, where it runs on 69k of Javascript. Why did he set out on such an adventure? For starters, Shankar’s attempt was a self-mandated undertaking in order to improve his coding skills, where he gave himself a one month window to rebuild the game in the browser, and had to comb through the original game’s files in order to obtain all the right sprites, sounds and specs. According to Shankar, “In hindsight, I might have wanted to take smaller steps and make a tower defense game instead of jumping directly into an RTS. Trying to do the whole thing in under a month all by myself wasn’t the smartest idea.” As part of Shankar’s recreation of Command & Conquer, it included buildings, terrain, combat, tiberium harvesting and regrowth, in addition to the ability to sell and repair buildings. You want fog of war? It has that, too, in addition to a pannable map, different cursors, …

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POLL: Which industry should Steve reinvent next?

Submitted by admin on December 12, 2009 – 4:14 pmNo Comment

b4d655b103jobs.png POLL: Which industry should Steve reinvent next?
He showed the music suits, the Hollywood players, the mobile crowd, and the hand-held gaming giants how it’s done. Next up? The publishing industry. But what after that?

Steve Jobs loves planes, hates license plates, and has some strong opinions on education. If it were up to you, what industry would you like to see Steve tackle next? What products would you love to see from the mind of Steve Jobs? The iCar? iUniversal Health Care? iToilet?

Cast your vote in the poll, then tell us what specific products or industries you think would be revolutionized by the mind of Steve Jobs in the comments!

Which industry should Steve reinvent next?

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