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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Chair charges your gadgets while you fidget at the airport

Submitted by admin on February 18, 2010 – 5:47 pmNo Comment

49f2eff87b34255.jpg Chair charges your gadgets while you fidget at the airport

Most airports were built long before we were all carrying around all kinds of electronic devices, so finding a place to charge them up can be a challenge. I expect many of us have snooped around for the outlets the airport cleaners use, so we can plug in and charge up our laptop or cellphone during a stopover.

Recognizing this need, designer Ryan Klinger has created the Empower rocking chair which harnesses your body movements to provide power for your devices. A small box under the seat stores the generated power in a battery, which can then transfer into your devices using either a regular plug or USB. LED indicators on the box tell you how much of a charge the battery is holding.

In addition to providing green power, the Empower chair is made entirely from recyclable materials, and comes flat packed to save energy during shipping.

The Empower chair is a finalist in this year’s Greener Gadgets Design Competition, with a winner to be announced next Thursday.

Greener Gadgets Design Competition, via Inhabitat.com

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