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I'm going to assume this isn't a rhetorical question. This is a program written in java using libGDX, and the compiled target depends on JRE. If you read the d

I'm going to assume this isn't a rhetorical question. This is a program written in java using libGDX, and the compiled target depends on JRE. If you read the documentation on it, you will see that libGDX can build with web as a target, but the developer has chosen not to do this as of yet. Perhaps they might, if asked nicely. Or, since you claim for it to be easily programmed in WASM and/or vanilla JS, you could go ahead and do that. I'm sure you didn't mean any offense, and I also don't mean any offense when saying that your apparent bewilderment (if rhetorical) comes across as entitled, and you should perhaps consider your approach here.

vesinisa 3y ago
It looks like a fun game. I did not mean to offend. I don't think there's nothing entitled about giving suggestions for improvement and reaching a wider audience - e.g. through giving the reason why I did not try out the game personally. The sand physics simulation does not look that complex/heavy to me - probably if the author implemented it once in Java they could do it again in JavaScript + Canvas, and it could even be a fun exercise to port the game to a new platform.
- okamiueru 3y ago
  You did not offend me at least. Given the stated goal, you could ask with a curious tone instead and avoid confusing you for someone rude/annoying. That said, you are right that technically, this isn't complicated. Sand physics like this is only a few lines of code. However, someone did mix concepts leading to a novel approach to an otherwise exhaustively cloned game. Tetris was huuuge in its day, and there are hundreds if not thousand commercial clones and variations. The interesting part to me is that novel combination. And, they went so far as to polish it as a game, share it for free, and all you have to do is click a couple of buttons. So, if this inspires you to want to recreate it in canvas, have at it. It's probably a great exercise. The author can likely just build a target for the web and libGDX takes care of the rest. They might have to solve some build errors, figure out how to host it on itch, etc, and if they cannot be bothered, they don't owe anyone anything. Quite the opposite. In summary, seemingly disregarding the novelty. Pointing out that it is simple, and that you (paraphrasing) cannot be bothered, is why I said that it could come across as entitled. In any case, have at it :)

vesinisa 3y ago

It looks like a fun game. I did not mean to offend. I don't think there's nothing entitled about giving suggestions for improvement and reaching a wider audience - e.g. through giving the reason why I did not try out the game personally. The sand physics simulation does not look that complex/heavy to me - probably if the author implemented it once in Java they could do it again in JavaScript + Canvas, and it could even be a fun exercise to port the game to a new platform.

okamiueru 3y ago
You did not offend me at least. Given the stated goal, you could ask with a curious tone instead and avoid confusing you for someone rude/annoying. That said, you are right that technically, this isn't complicated. Sand physics like this is only a few lines of code. However, someone did mix concepts leading to a novel approach to an otherwise exhaustively cloned game. Tetris was huuuge in its day, and there are hundreds if not thousand commercial clones and variations. The interesting part to me is that novel combination. And, they went so far as to polish it as a game, share it for free, and all you have to do is click a couple of buttons. So, if this inspires you to want to recreate it in canvas, have at it. It's probably a great exercise. The author can likely just build a target for the web and libGDX takes care of the rest. They might have to solve some build errors, figure out how to host it on itch, etc, and if they cannot be bothered, they don't owe anyone anything. Quite the opposite. In summary, seemingly disregarding the novelty. Pointing out that it is simple, and that you (paraphrasing) cannot be bothered, is why I said that it could come across as entitled. In any case, have at it :)