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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1Password for iPad will be free upgrade from iPhone version

Submitted by admin on April 2, 2010 – 5:40 pmNo Comment

c51e46cb7brdipad.jpg 1Password for iPad will be free upgrade from iPhone versionAgile Web Solutions, the company behind 1Password, has laid out what I have seen as the most sensible model so far for pricing on iPad apps. They announced on their blog how the new apps will work: They are selling 1Password for iPad for $6.99 and it is aimed at people who do not and will not own the iPhone/iPod touch versions. This version will be all iPad, all the time.

If you have an iPad and an iPhone/iPod touch, you can pick up 1Password Pro right now for $8.99 (it’s on sale right now, the price will eventually go up to $14.99) and later on, this version will also include other features that won’t make it to the standard version (one in particular they mention is MobileMe syncing).

I’m happy to read anything about iPhone and iPad app development, and I like hearing that someone has given thought to, and made allowances for, both types of iPad users (those who own an iPhone or iPod touch, and those who don’t). I also like their transparency in letting people know how the upgrade path will go.

I’m still wondering about pricing in the App Store for iPad apps, and how peacefully all of this will end up coexisting. There’s nothing to do but wait and see how things actually shake out with real users and actual app purchases, but I’m hoping there’s more thoughtful examination and graceful upgrading out there. Knowing that consumers can be, shall we say, less than kind about things like pricing and upgrades, I’m hoping Agile will get credit for having spent some time on making this easier on people.

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