Tag Archives: Javascript

Cool JS App: Treesaver.js

Posted on by John Rockefeller

If you’re looking for a web-based flipbook that works great on iOS (and other Flash-less devices), take a look at treesaver.js. It’s an open source script that automatically builds properly formatted pages that swipe great on the iPad and look great, too. Since it’s stock HTML5 and JavaScript, it works great almost everywhere.

Lightweight and fast, the Treesaver.js app doesn’t add any crazy overhead to your content but putting your content into the system and making it look nice still requires quite a large bit of elbow grease. This is due, in large part, to the unfinished documentation on the Wiki.

But, the software is only at version 0.9.2 currently, so there’s plenty of time for the community to help out. I love open source software.

Play My Game – BastardBlaster

Posted on by John Rockefeller

As of this posting it’s a very early version with still much of the stock artwork and enemy types. But, it’s fun and playable. Go Akihabara!

The story goes that you’re a BastardBlaster, conscripted to battle everything in the world that’s annoying. Flat tires, Blue Screens of Death, when you go to eat pizza and there’s none left… the list goes on and on. If it’s annoying, you shoot it.

http://bastardblaster.xandorus.com/game-bastardblaster.html

 

 

Took a break, had some tea, now I’m back to coding.

Posted on by John Rockefeller

Ahh, refreshing tea from Bon The Place (my fav tea store, ever.)

Got the game working in Chrome since I decided to simply host it locally with Apache at localhost. Just makes thing simpler since Chrome seems to run the game a lot faster than Firefox (my laptop is a beat up piece of … but it’s still kickin’ so I really can’t complain, I guess.)

Will post more progress and I make some.

Serving JS Locally With Chrome Is a Common Problem

Posted on by John Rockefeller

Turns out a lot of people are having the same issue with Chrome / Chromium and their extensive security. Not that I mind a lot of great security around JavaScript, mind you.

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=40787

Hopefully once the game makes it out to the web this will go away as it’s the same domain policy that’s causing problems.

Default Music Now In, Runs in FF But Not In Chrome

Posted on by John Rockefeller

Got the game loading and playing in Firefox, but doesn’t even try to load in Chrome. I have no idea why. It seems I’ve spent about twice as much time debugging as I have developing. For this stuff to work, that has to change.

I’ll reiterate: Chrome NEEDS a javascript error console! (or am I dumb and I just can’t find it?)