First ever browser address bar game created in HTML 5 | Linux Today

First ever browser address bar game created in HTML 5

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 13, 2011

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“If you have ever played a game directly in your web
browser, then chances are it was created using Adobe Flash. But
with the introduction of HTML 5 and the Canvas tag it’s now
possible to create animation, and therefore games, simply by using
JavaScript and HTML files and no plug-ins.

“What we didn’t expect or realize is that HTML 5 also allows for
the creation of a game in your browser address bar, but that’s
exactly what Corey from ProbablyInteractive has done.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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