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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flOw Wireless iPod Speakers Change Their Tune Based On Your Movement [Speakers]

Submitted by admin on May 23, 2010 – 11:03 amNo Comment

7164e40bbdflow07.jpg flOw Wireless iPod Speakers Change Their Tune Based On Your Movement [Speakers]Want to change the track or adjust the volume on these wireless flOw iPod speakers? Simple. Just pick them up, turn them over or give them a shake, and the deed is done thanks to accelerometers housed within.

eb1e9221c6flow03.jpg flOw Wireless iPod Speakers Change Their Tune Based On Your Movement [Speakers]You can even remove the speakers to manipulate them, and toss them about the room like noisy projectiles, as this little girl prepares to do in the speakers’ marketing materials. Duck bitches, there’s some Dora the Explorer headed your way!

2f4c425630flow05.jpg flOw Wireless iPod Speakers Change Their Tune Based On Your Movement [Speakers]As with all gadgets quirky and magical however, this bulbous speaker system is only a concept for now. The name might also need a hard look, as both the spelling and styling are similar (read: identical) to a PlayStation 3 title of, well, the same spelling and styling.

And lastly, be forewarned: The shelf-shaking death metal you love to show off to your friends could lead to an accidental track skip to that Bieber single you “accidentally” downloaded during a late night binge. [Yanko Design via Engadget]

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