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Questions tagged [browser-based-games]

A game that runs in an internet browser, either using core browser features (HTML5, CSS and JavaScript) or plugins including Flash, Java, Silverlight or the Unity Web player. Add the relevant tags for the plugin or language you're using.

A browser based game is a game that runs in an internet browser, either using core browser features (HTML5, CSS and JavaScript) or proprietary plugins (usually Flash, Java or Silverlight). For games built using Flash, Silverlight of Java web technology, add the relevant tags.

With the wider adoption of HTML5 technologies and modern browser standards like SVG, Canvas, WebGL, WebSockets and other terms, 'browser based game' is usually used to refer to the 'pure' web technologies based games, since they gave those games a huge boost in popularity. A widely known example of such a game is the Browserquest game created by Mozilla for demonstration of WebSockets technology capabilities. The source code for the game is freely available.

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HTML5 or Javascript game engine to develop a browser game

I would like to start developing a MMO browser game, like Travian or Ogame, probably involving also a bit of more sophisticated graphical features such as players interacting in real time with a 2d map or something like that. My main doubt is what…
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Are browser games still profitable?

Back in middle school I would play games like bowman, kitten cannon, sniper assassin, etc. On sites like addictinggames.com, or crazymonkeygames.com. I know these games would have ads run on them, which I assume was profitable for the developer.…
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What 3D engine should I use for the browser, iPhone, and Android platforms?

I have a C++ game that has a 3D engine that works only in Windows. I'm wondering which engine I should use so that it can be used in a browser or in iPad (iPhone) and Android environments? Does anyone have an idea of the size of the task to migrate…
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Implementing a build queue in a browser based game

I need to be able to execute certain events at a given time in my game, for example, say the player "Builds a building" this building should take 15mins to process. Implementing this seems straightforward enough, simply enter the event into the…
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Can browser based games be developed without JS/Flash?

I have absolutely no knowledge about game development, and for 2 years I have been a web application developer (in PHP & JS). I'd like to learn game development, and I'd also like to free myself from PHP and Javascript and learn some game related…
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How important it is for a game to work on a browser in means of popularity?

I've heard many people saying that it makes games more successfull if you can just play them on your browser without downloading a file at all. Has there been any research about this? Because i find it hard to believe that the people are so lazy…
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Examples of RESTful Web Services for Browser Games

Can anyone point me towards examples of Browser Games / Browser Game Sites that use RESTful web services? I have been convinced time and again that building web sites using RESTful principles is a good idea. And I agree. But I just can't wrap my…
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Category/genre name for games like: Ogame, Kings of Chaos, and Bitefight.?

I'm searching for a category name for games like: Ogame, Kings of Chaos, and Bitefight. When I learned about those, they were just called browser games, but today where we have the technology to create every genre of games in the browser, I miss a…
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Are web browser games like Travian/Tribal Wars based on asynchronous responses?

I'm coding in Python. Currently, with some group of people, we are making a decision about server-side language choice for our web-browser-based strategy game. I have some questions: Are games like Travian based on asynchronous requests or it's all…
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Is it possible to make a text based game and filter bad stuff?

I was thinking of a text based game where the users type in various "things." But I know it will quickly degenerate into filth. Is there any way to stop something like this?
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