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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Archos 7 Home Tablet shows why touchscreen quality is everything

Submitted by admin on June 1, 2010 – 9:22 pmNo Comment

ab2ca8172e39990.jpg Archos 7 Home Tablet shows why touchscreen quality is everything

Archos just released its Archos 7 Home Tablet, an Android-running, low-cost Wi-Fi slab that can put the Internet in your hands for a mere $199. The price seems way too low, especially given the apparent quality of this attractive handheld device. However, it has one fatal flaw, turning our opinion of it from love at first sight to sheer loathing with the mere touch of a finger.

In this high-tech world of Internet-connected devices, the key to users’ affection is not specifically high tech, but high touch. With that in mind, as we held the Archos 7 Home Tablet in our hands, we were impressed with its sturdy yet lightweight (0.8 lb) quality. When we flipped it on, its home screen booted up surprisingly quickly. But our hearts sank as soon we touched it. Oh, no! It’s a resistive touchscreen, and it’s awful.

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