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Js Game Wiki

80 points by chorola 13y ago

TrainedMonkey 13y ago
Could be better, but few things are perfect. Nice to have all of that info compiled in one place without tons of ads. Now add more detailed descriptions to each of links and organize them in beginner/intermediate/advanced/expert categories. This way a newbie won't be completely lost and pro's won't lose interest by opening first few links that are easy. More ambitious project would be to add some kind of series of links/tutorials so that people who want to learn will have a decent way of tracking their progress.
FreezerburnV 13y ago
I was actually just looking for some stuff about Javascript game development. (specifically looking for three.js, which I'd forgotten the name of) So this is kind of wonderful timing to have this pop up. It looks like a wonderful hub of all sorts of information about game development, good job to the person who put this together! Hopefully I can even apply the lessons I learn from all of this generally to other languages as well.
Kiro 13y ago
You're missing one of the most vital things: game engines.
CmonDev 13y ago
Not an ideal name choice: JavaScript is used in some mainstream non-web engines e.g. Unity 3D.
- jamesgeck0 13y ago
  What Unity3D has is Javascript in name only. The syntax looks kind of familiar, but UnityScript is more like Boo with a C-like syntax. http://wiki.unity3d.com/index.php/UnityScript_versus_JavaScript http://wiki.unity3d.com/index.php/UnityScript_versus_JavaScr...
austinhallock 13y ago
Also http://html5gameengine.com http://html5gameengine.com if you're looking for a list of engines. It's limited to the more popular, actively maintained engines and has reviews, links, etc... for each.
alexatkeplar 13y ago
Nice! You're missing analytics - Google Analytics, Snowplow, MixPanel etc
pachydermic 13y ago
Awesome! For as popular as JS is, I've found it pretty difficult to find good tutorials and resources online for it. I guess I was looking in the wrong places? Google was just failing? My google-fu isn't as good as I think it is? I dunno... I think this will be a big help and a good resource, so thanks a million.
- ufo 13y ago
  Do you mean JS the language or game programming in particular? If its just the language then there are is a bunch of good material I could recommend you (and everyone should at least read Javascript the Good Parts even if you dont agree with everything it says)
  - pachydermic 13y ago
    I am lucky enough to have a "Safari books" subscription from my employer, so I have been able to look at some books - I know that one's supposed to be seminal, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. Any other recommendations are welcome. Because I've just started messing with javascript, I'm mostly focused on games programming. But more generally, it seems hard to find information about how to write well optimized javascript (especially in terms of memory usage). This could be my problem, though. I get confused by callbacks and knowing when I'm creating objects (especially functions) versus when I'm reusing them. Callbacks are just confusing the hell out of me - specifically inside of something like requestAnimationFrame... how do I prevent new functions from being created every time I use it? I mean, w3schools is awful for anything but a very quick reference, and while the content on MDN seems to be accurate, it's not very exhaustive and doesn't seem to provide much explanation. Whenever I have a problem with matlab or perl I can go to some great websites or just google my problem to find solutions (and often great explanations) quickly.
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    - cheapsteak 13y ago
      Could you elaborate on the problem you're having with callbacks and requestAnimationFrame? I initially posted this, but now I'm not sure if this is what you meant: Don't do this: requestAnimationFrame(function () { //a new instance of this function is created every time }) do this: var efficientFunc = function () { //this is created only once and is reused requestAnimationFrame(efficientFunc); } requestAnimationFrame(efficientFunc); Basically avoid writing anonymous functions for callbacks that are going to be callback-ed more than once. Another thing that might help with memory is make sure you don't keep references to things you want garbage-collected. E.g. if object `A` has a reference to object `B`, `B`'s memory won't be freed even if you never use it again. MDN has a better explanation and example [1] As for books I'd recommend Effective Javascript by David Herman. [1]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Memory_Management?redirectlocale=en-US&redirectslug=JavaScript%2FMemory_Management#Garbage_collection https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Memo...
AndyKelley 13y ago
See also Game Modules Wiki[1] [1]: https://github.com/hughsk/game-modules/wiki/Modules https://github.com/hughsk/game-modules/wiki/Modules

80 points by chorola 13y ago

Could be better, but few things are perfect. Nice to have all of that info compiled in one place without tons of ads. Now add more detailed descriptions to each of links and organize them in beginner/intermediate/advanced/expert categories. This way a newbie won't be completely lost and pro's won't lose interest by opening first few links that are easy. More ambitious project would be to add some kind of series of links/tutorials so that people who want to learn will have a decent way of tracking their progress.

FreezerburnV 13y ago

I was actually just looking for some stuff about Javascript game development. (specifically looking for three.js, which I'd forgotten the name of) So this is kind of wonderful timing to have this pop up. It looks like a wonderful hub of all sorts of information about game development, good job to the person who put this together! Hopefully I can even apply the lessons I learn from all of this generally to other languages as well.

Kiro 13y ago

You're missing one of the most vital things: game engines.

CmonDev 13y ago

Not an ideal name choice: JavaScript is used in some mainstream non-web engines e.g. Unity 3D.

jamesgeck0 13y ago
What Unity3D has is Javascript in name only. The syntax looks kind of familiar, but UnityScript is more like Boo with a C-like syntax. http://wiki.unity3d.com/index.php/UnityScript_versus_JavaScript http://wiki.unity3d.com/index.php/UnityScript_versus_JavaScr...

austinhallock 13y ago

Also http://html5gameengine.com http://html5gameengine.com if you're looking for a list of engines. It's limited to the more popular, actively maintained engines and has reviews, links, etc... for each.

alexatkeplar 13y ago

Nice! You're missing analytics - Google Analytics, Snowplow, MixPanel etc

pachydermic 13y ago

Awesome! For as popular as JS is, I've found it pretty difficult to find good tutorials and resources online for it. I guess I was looking in the wrong places? Google was just failing? My google-fu isn't as good as I think it is? I dunno... I think this will be a big help and a good resource, so thanks a million.

ufo 13y ago
Do you mean JS the language or game programming in particular? If its just the language then there are is a bunch of good material I could recommend you (and everyone should at least read Javascript the Good Parts even if you dont agree with everything it says)
- pachydermic 13y ago
  I am lucky enough to have a "Safari books" subscription from my employer, so I have been able to look at some books - I know that one's supposed to be seminal, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. Any other recommendations are welcome. Because I've just started messing with javascript, I'm mostly focused on games programming. But more generally, it seems hard to find information about how to write well optimized javascript (especially in terms of memory usage). This could be my problem, though. I get confused by callbacks and knowing when I'm creating objects (especially functions) versus when I'm reusing them. Callbacks are just confusing the hell out of me - specifically inside of something like requestAnimationFrame... how do I prevent new functions from being created every time I use it? I mean, w3schools is awful for anything but a very quick reference, and while the content on MDN seems to be accurate, it's not very exhaustive and doesn't seem to provide much explanation. Whenever I have a problem with matlab or perl I can go to some great websites or just google my problem to find solutions (and often great explanations) quickly.
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    [deleted]
  - cheapsteak 13y ago
    Could you elaborate on the problem you're having with callbacks and requestAnimationFrame? I initially posted this, but now I'm not sure if this is what you meant: Don't do this: requestAnimationFrame(function () { //a new instance of this function is created every time }) do this: var efficientFunc = function () { //this is created only once and is reused requestAnimationFrame(efficientFunc); } requestAnimationFrame(efficientFunc); Basically avoid writing anonymous functions for callbacks that are going to be callback-ed more than once. Another thing that might help with memory is make sure you don't keep references to things you want garbage-collected. E.g. if object `A` has a reference to object `B`, `B`'s memory won't be freed even if you never use it again. MDN has a better explanation and example [1] As for books I'd recommend Effective Javascript by David Herman. [1]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Memory_Management?redirectlocale=en-US&redirectslug=JavaScript%2FMemory_Management#Garbage_collection https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Memo...

AndyKelley 13y ago

See also Game Modules Wiki[1] [1]: https://github.com/hughsk/game-modules/wiki/Modules https://github.com/hughsk/game-modules/wiki/Modules