LittleJS, Device Rotation Prompt, and Universal Game Controller

Articles

87% of classic games are out of print - that’s a problem for gaming history
VGHF's Phil Salvador talks to Ars about his groundbreaking game availability study.
Kyle Orland at Ars Technica

Tears Of The Kingdom players keep doing things you didn't know were possible
Link's new ability to fuse materials in the latest Zelda have led to mind-blowing creations.
John Walker at Kotaku

Google Play gives the green light to NFTs
Tech firm says that developers can not glamorize any possible earnings from playing or trading activities.
Jeffrey Rousseau at GamesIndustryBiz

Destiny 2 player ordered to pay $500K for harassing Bungie developer
The player began a targeted harassment campaign against a Bungie community manager and their family.
Chris Kerr at Game Developer

Tutorials

LittleJS Breakout tutorial
In this tutorial we will make a breakout style game with a player controllable paddle, a ball that bounces, and bricks that break when hit. This is a great introduction to LittleJS and takes only around 30 minutes to complete.
Frank Force's blog

Events

W3C Games recent activity: April and June 2023 meetups

Competitions

React Game Jam starts July 20th

Countdown to js13kGames 2023

Tools

Device Rotation Prompt - show a fullscreen prompt message

Universal Game Controller - simple input for keyboard, touchscreen, and gamepad

Resources

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Is it documentation, wrong DevOps culture, or tools and technologies? Set the top priorities for developers at present and shape the future!

Demos

Cubes pulse

Paint splotch mouse trail

Fluid cursor

Games

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