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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15 ways to fall in love with the iPad, despite its flaws

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cf65617dbb36594.jpg 15 ways to fall in love with the iPad, despite its flaws

Is the world going to change just because Apple decided to enlarge its iPod Touch? In a word, yes. The iPad is here, and because of its appealing design and tremendous selection of software, it’s a sure-fire hit. Apple’s long-anticipated tablet PC takes everything that was good about the iPhone and iPod Touch and enlarges it to a size that’s comfortable to read and easy to see. Read along as we show you how the world just changed.

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