English, Spanish, French, Mandarin, there are hundreds of different languages spoken around the world, and making a game for all of them is challenging. In AAA games, they often need to hire new voice actors, re-do cutscenes and animations, and change around assets such as street signs and bookshelves to incorporate a single new language.
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Making a game can be tough. You need art, fun mechanics, sound, and often much more to make a fun and entertaining. With all this focus on the game, optimizations often come second. Unless of course, you entered a competition where size is key.
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Hello everyone, I have had multiple people ask me what the best resolution for their online game is, and the answer is, it depends. Online games have a unique problem of choosing the resolution for your players, instead of matching it to their screen. Of course, there are many ways to match a resolution to a screen in HTML5, but many games don’t have the option.
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Canvas is laggy, often for the stupidest of things. Today I will go over some tips and tricks for improving the performance of rendering to the canvas, and debunk some myths about getting a higher FPS. Being able to squeeze an extra couple of FPS out of your game can often be the breaking or making point for performance. Some of these techniques can be harder to implement than others, but hopefully you will be able to optimize your HTML5 games for the best possible performance. So, here we go!
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Hello everyone, Sorry I have not been keeping up with my posts lately, however, that is because I have been working on a new game engine called HYPER JS. It focuses specifically on more complicated arcade games, but works great with most advanced 2D games. The reason I have created this is for people who use libraries like Phaser, and ImpactJS. They are good game libraries, but they are huge and often have a steep learning curve. They could do things much better to balance user control, and library control. HYPERJS is a small, lightweight, library that will work well for mobile, desktop, and tablet gaming.
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Resources
Check out these great resources to hone your game development skills!
Pro HTML5 Games (Expert's Voice in Web Development)
Professional HTML5 Mobile Game Development
Game Development Essentials: An Introduction
Professional HTML5 Mobile Game Development
Game Development Essentials: An Introduction
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