Last week, I created a small prototype in JavaScript, using the HTML5 Canvas element.
My original idea was simple:
- The player shoots a projectile at a target in space.
- Between the player and the target are some gravity wells.
- Consequently, the player has to take gravity into account when aiming.
My goal was to finish this project in less than 10 hours. I didn’t get as far as I hoped in that time, but I’m still happy with the result. I managed to get the core physics done and working with JavaScript and the Canvas API was more fun than I expected.
I also implemented a simple entity system for this game. I’m pretty sure I’ll use this in future projects and extend it further.
But enough talk. You can check out the source code at GitHub or watch a live version of the prototype (won’t work without a current version of Chrome, Firefox, Opera or Safari).
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Posted by adam on March 9, 2011 at 12:04
Can you pull the entity system source out into a github project of its own, and add it to http://entity-systems.wikidot.com/ ?
Posted by Hanno Braun on March 9, 2011 at 17:14
Will do, but it’s really basic and incomplete right now.