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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Acer Aspire AS5740 notebook

Submitted by admin on January 7, 2010 – 1:43 amNo Comment

81b8e41018as5740.jpg Acer Aspire AS5740 notebook

[CES 2010] Acer aims to impress this CES with their Aspire AS5740 notebook where you will be pleased to know that it is highly customizable, allowing you to pick and choose the innards that you want to suit your lifestyle and work environment. Being able to choose from Intel Core i3-330M (2.13GHz) and Core i5-430M (2.26GHz) processors as well as ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 or ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 graphics, you are able to achieve a careful balance of performance and portability wherever you are. Depending on the configuration of your choice, prices for the Acer Aspire AS5740 start from $749.99 upwards. More specifications are available in the extended post.

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