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Diggy: open source JavaScript game engine (with example game)

22 points by richtaur 16y ago

kmfrk 16y ago
The link has auto-playing music. I kid you not. ... and the app just exceeded its quota.
- richtaur 16y ago
  The auto-playing music is the JavaScript game itself, embedded in an iframe, sorry :( Quote resolved, server back up!
  - kmfrk 16y ago
    It's more the fact that it wasn't disclosed - in case people are sitting with headphones turned up. :) Dammit, and now the wait for Puzzle Quest 2 will be even more unbearable.
    - richtaur 16y ago
      My bad, I probably won't have audio at all (initially) next time, but I'll definitely mention it either way. Thanks for the tip! Also: Puzzle Quest 2 is out now! I've been playing it on DS :)
      - kmfrk 16y ago
        True, alas not on iPhone, though.
- gorm 16y ago
  Now I fear my first encounter with a HTML5 enabled commercial banner app even more.
warfangle 16y ago
"Note: I am abandoning Diggy because it turns out I'd rather be making games using canvas. Go figure." Github source: http://github.com/lostdecade/diggy http://github.com/lostdecade/diggy
- richtaur 16y ago
  Yeah that's the primary reason I open sourced it, so that if others find it useful they can fork and go nuts.
albertzeyer 16y ago
The demo just shows "Loading audio ..." and seems to do nothing. Not sure how long I am supposed to wait. Have waited at least 10 seconds.
- zweben 16y ago
  Takes less than a second to load for me.
- jdietrich 16y ago
  Let me guess, you've got a flash blocker of some sort? The game audio uses an intermediary layer of flash, but doesn't timeout if flash fails to load.
  - albertzeyer 16y ago
    Ah hehe, yes that was it.
    - richtaur 16y ago
      Fixed, thanks for pointing that out!
ComputerGuru 16y ago
Sidenote: excellent background music. Goes well with the mood of the game.
- richtaur 16y ago
  Thanks, I'll let Josh know! BTW it might interest you that he put his music up for sale! http://joshuamorse.bandcamp.com/album/bombada-original-soundtrack http://joshuamorse.bandcamp.com/album/bombada-original-sound... He's great, I'm a big fan of his.
misuba 16y ago
So where are the libraries for making games with canvas? There's Akibahara, but it's pretty opinionated (not that there's anything wrong with that) - I'd love to see more diversity of approaches.
- richtaur 16y ago
  As warfangle pointed out, I'm not working on Diggy anymore. Reason being: I'm working on a canvas JS engine now! :D Might have something ready for other developers in a few weeks ...
tzm 16y ago
Curious, did you ever get it running in Titanium?
- richtaur 16y ago
  Nope :( I couldn't get Titanium Mobile to push to either my iPhone or my Android (and can't afford the $200/month support). Bummer, maybe someday.
  - tzm 16y ago
    hmm... What version were your using? I may give it a go if you don't mind.
    - richtaur 16y ago
      I was using Titanium Mobile 1.1 I think. Yes, please do! I'd love to know how that goes :)
ashleyw 16y ago
I started a Canvas based game framework of sorts a while back: http://github.com/ashleyw/Game.JS http://github.com/ashleyw/Game.JS …super original name, I know! You do all the drawing yourself, it doesn't add another layer as such to that, it just helps with scheduling background tasks, keeping a smooth time stepping, sounds, etc. It's very buggy though, with very little documentation and no tests…but please do check it out if you're thinking about creating a Canvas based game soon, it's not that complicated! :) (btw, it doesn't require Ruby, I just use sinatra to serve all the files easier!)
ELV1S 16y ago
Would be nice to have more difficulty level http://elv1s.ru/i/bombada-score.png http://elv1s.ru/i/bombada-score.png

22 points by richtaur 16y ago

kmfrk 16y ago

The link has auto-playing music. I kid you not. ... and the app just exceeded its quota.

richtaur 16y ago
The auto-playing music is the JavaScript game itself, embedded in an iframe, sorry :( Quote resolved, server back up!
- kmfrk 16y ago
  It's more the fact that it wasn't disclosed - in case people are sitting with headphones turned up. :) Dammit, and now the wait for Puzzle Quest 2 will be even more unbearable.
  - richtaur 16y ago
    My bad, I probably won't have audio at all (initially) next time, but I'll definitely mention it either way. Thanks for the tip! Also: Puzzle Quest 2 is out now! I've been playing it on DS :)
    - kmfrk 16y ago
      True, alas not on iPhone, though.
gorm 16y ago
Now I fear my first encounter with a HTML5 enabled commercial banner app even more.

warfangle 16y ago

"Note: I am abandoning Diggy because it turns out I'd rather be making games using canvas. Go figure." Github source: http://github.com/lostdecade/diggy http://github.com/lostdecade/diggy

richtaur 16y ago
Yeah that's the primary reason I open sourced it, so that if others find it useful they can fork and go nuts.

albertzeyer 16y ago

The demo just shows "Loading audio ..." and seems to do nothing. Not sure how long I am supposed to wait. Have waited at least 10 seconds.

zweben 16y ago
Takes less than a second to load for me.
jdietrich 16y ago
Let me guess, you've got a flash blocker of some sort? The game audio uses an intermediary layer of flash, but doesn't timeout if flash fails to load.
- albertzeyer 16y ago
  Ah hehe, yes that was it.
  - richtaur 16y ago
    Fixed, thanks for pointing that out!

ComputerGuru 16y ago

Sidenote: excellent background music. Goes well with the mood of the game.

richtaur 16y ago
Thanks, I'll let Josh know! BTW it might interest you that he put his music up for sale! http://joshuamorse.bandcamp.com/album/bombada-original-soundtrack http://joshuamorse.bandcamp.com/album/bombada-original-sound... He's great, I'm a big fan of his.

misuba 16y ago

So where are the libraries for making games with canvas? There's Akibahara, but it's pretty opinionated (not that there's anything wrong with that) - I'd love to see more diversity of approaches.

richtaur 16y ago
As warfangle pointed out, I'm not working on Diggy anymore. Reason being: I'm working on a canvas JS engine now! :D Might have something ready for other developers in a few weeks ...

tzm 16y ago

Curious, did you ever get it running in Titanium?

richtaur 16y ago
Nope :( I couldn't get Titanium Mobile to push to either my iPhone or my Android (and can't afford the $200/month support). Bummer, maybe someday.
- tzm 16y ago
  hmm... What version were your using? I may give it a go if you don't mind.
  - richtaur 16y ago
    I was using Titanium Mobile 1.1 I think. Yes, please do! I'd love to know how that goes :)

ashleyw 16y ago

I started a Canvas based game framework of sorts a while back: http://github.com/ashleyw/Game.JS http://github.com/ashleyw/Game.JS …super original name, I know! You do all the drawing yourself, it doesn't add another layer as such to that, it just helps with scheduling background tasks, keeping a smooth time stepping, sounds, etc. It's very buggy though, with very little documentation and no tests…but please do check it out if you're thinking about creating a Canvas based game soon, it's not that complicated! :) (btw, it doesn't require Ruby, I just use sinatra to serve all the files easier!)

ELV1S 16y ago

Would be nice to have more difficulty level http://elv1s.ru/i/bombada-score.png http://elv1s.ru/i/bombada-score.png