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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Sony Bloggie Touch Now With Touchscreen Viewfinder

Submitted by admin on September 3, 2010 – 4:42 pmNo Comment

Sony is updating its Bloggie consumer cam with a full touchscreen viewfinder that moves some of the camera controls onto the touchscreen user interface. The Bloggie Touch from Sony now sports a slim, modern look and will feature minimal buttons to be available in several colors come this October. Pricing will be at $180 for 4 GB and $200 for 8 GB.

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