HTML+JS Tech Demo

[qbradq]

Link with Demo: http://code.google.com/p/dhack/

Hi folks! I have just completed a tech demo using HTML and JavaScript to render Code Page 437 characters within a browser window using a Unicode font. The display technique is the result of several research and development projects, but is still quite slow in Internet Explorer for full-screen updates.

Anyhow, there's a little game here with a snazzy user interface, help documents, equipable weapons, usable items and castable spells. Can you find the Goblin King and destroy him? Probably

Now that I've got the technology and fundamental systems down I am putting some actual design work into a game using that technology. Let's hope I finish it

[getter77]

Congrats and keep at it---always good to see people striding forth using new tech!   

[Ouren]

Yea, keep going.
HTML5/Canvas shit is the future.

[qbradq]

This does not use canvas. It's a lot faster to render text using divs and JS. I did a bit of research on all this stuff

I suppose I could make a canvas / graphical version. But yea, I prefer CP 437

[ondras]

This does not use canvas. It's a lot faster to render text using divs and JS. I did a bit of research on all this stuff

I suppose I could make a canvas / graphical version. But yea, I prefer CP 437

I have a canvas/html/image switch in my game: the "Map style" link in the bottom right corner (http://ondras.zarovi.cz/js-like/). The canvas backend seems to be marginally faster, but the true difference is in the features provided - canvas allows easy saving of a screenshot, HTML allows east copy&paste of the map...