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> For instance, access to the DOM doesn't really matter for game engines like Unity or Unreal My point was who wants these to be in the browser? I mean they're
by daurnimator 10y ago
> For instance, access to the DOM doesn't really matter for game engines like Unity or Unreal
My point was who wants these to be in the browser? I mean they're cool as demos, but I don't see the use. Is it just people using web browsers as the content delivery platform instead of e.g. Steam?
- pdkl95 10y ago> who wants these to be in the browser Anybody that resents the user having ultimate control over the User Agent. A game in e.g. the Unity engine isn't important. Instead, there are a lot of people that would love to replace their (easily adblockable) web page with a small opaque binary that contains freetype, custom layout/UI library, and maybe "drm"-like obfuscation. You don't need the DOM if you intent to render everything yourself. At best, we will see a new wave of "flash intro"[1] style "custom user experience" replacing perfectly usable HTML pages. At worst, this could be the catalyst that replaces what remains of the open web with a locked down "cable tv"-like mess. [1] http://www.zombo.com/ http://www.zombo.com/
- lomnakkus 10y agoThat's an interesting idea, but I'm not sure if it's got any legs for "mostly-content" sites given the inherent unsearchability of that approach.