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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Video: iPhone hacked to support the Magic Mouse

Submitted by admin on January 4, 2010 – 12:17 pmNo Comment

547bc1ba1925 AM.png Video: iPhone hacked to support the Magic Mouse

Those gifted gents over at the BTStack might just be too clever for their own good. First they blow our minds by sneaking Wiimote support onto the iPhone , and then tickle our productivity-loving souls by hacking in Bluetooth keyboard support. It’s a bit awkward to be typing away on a keyboard then have to reach over and poke the screen whenever you want to do something – wouldn’t it be nice to be able to use a mouse instead? Yes, yes it would. And the BTStack guys agree. It’s still a private project, so it’s not quite ready for the likes of you and I quite yet – but if this video is any indication, it’s working like a dream. And hey, don’t bother me with that “At this point, you might as well be carrying a netbook!” nonsense. This is magic , folks. Magic. Via Engadget Crunch Network : CrunchBoard because it’s time for you to find

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