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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Augmented Reality iPhone app for your next trip to Vegas

Submitted by admin on June 6, 2010 – 9:02 amNo Comment

884a71f17d80x186.jpg Augmented Reality iPhone app for your next trip to VegasI probably visit Vegas twice every year for CES and CTIA, and it would have been helpful to have this Augmented Reality App for the iPhone.

This app has “interactive details on rival hotels, casinos, and other points of interest”. So, with a simple pointing an iPhone, you’ll get some terrific information about what makes Vegas Vegas.

You can get it on iTunes, right before your trip to Sin City.

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