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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Is this really a motorized skateboard?

Submitted by admin on January 7, 2010 – 7:35 amNo Comment

0edbb4a19b08SSB3.jpg Is this really a motorized skateboard?

My buddy Paul just bought this odd $229 motorized skateboard – you know, for kids. It apparently runs at 12 miles an hour and can support an adult up to 250 pounds. I’ve never seen these – it seems like they’re the logical follow-up to the pocket bike craze. # This smooth-riding board can scramble to 12 miles per hour thanks to its 150 watt electric engine. # Travels approximately 12 miles (flat ground) on a single charge. # Two speeds – low gear uses 12 volts and then shifts to high gear and 24 volts. This is done automatically as the speed builds up. # Can support up to a 250 pound adult Have you guys seen these? Will we kill ourselves riding them? You can get them on eBay , which makes me think they might not be amazingly hight quality.

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