Our new hero
Today we're pleased to introduce the updated, all new and fancy Platform Game Starter Kit. We've worked hard with the talented artist from SWOOOP to provide a complete set of code and assets for you to build your own platform games.
After a busy week here in the PlayCanvas office, we thought what better way to champion our efforts than to give you a taste of what's happened at our HQ. We plan to start a series of weekly updates so you know what is keeping PlayCanvas at its best. Here's the latest news...
Game developers and the idea of perfection are never far apart and we are pleased to announce a new feature that allows you to be as precise as your project demands. If you were thinking what we were thinking then...SNAP!
Looks like Will was right with his predictions for the Apple announcements at WWDC. Our friends at Ludei have confirmed that WebGL is supported on iOS devices.
This is great news for PlayCanvas users who can now deploy games to every major browser, whether mobile or desktop.
When we first started PlayCanvas (over 2,716 commits ago) WebGL was just beginning to make it's way from Chrome and Firefox Nightlies into stable releases. Fast-forward to 3 years and WebGL is everywhere, Firefox and Chrome have strong support both on desktop and on mobile. And just this week the final player Apple have joined us with WebGL support for both Safari and iOS.
Today, we have some more great news for WebGL fans, game developers and web developers alike.
PlayCanvas Engine is now open source.
Another exciting day at PlayCanvas Towers! PlayCanvas and Tizen have formerly announced a partnership, with PlayCanvas joining the Tizen Association Partner Program. So what does all this mean? Let's start with a little bit about Tizen.
In July 2011, Apple released Safari 5.1 bringing WebGL to OS X users. WebGL advocates the world over rejoiced - except there was a catch. WebGL was disabled by default, hidden behind a flag buried deep within Safari's preferences panel. The general expectation was that a switch to 'on by default' could not be far behind. Almost 3 years on, it seems this view was seriously misjudged.
This week, thousands of indie developers are making their way to Malmö, Sweden for a very special conference. That's right folks - Nordic Game is here again!
Making a video game in 48 hours is tough. In fact, it's one of the most gruelling mental challenges you can face. But every 4 months, thousands of die hard game developers enter Ludum Dare, a game jam of epic proportions. And they're not doing it for the prizes (there aren't any) or even the glory. They're doing it to give the gift of a game. And when it's a game you have created yourself, it's a very personal and powerful gift.
Last week, I did a talk at the London Game Space about game development trends and how it is influencing what we are doing at PlayCanvas.