Mozilla has today launched a new multiplayer online browser based adventure game called BrowserQuest to promote HTML5 and standards-based Web technologies. BrowserQuest has been developed with help from web design studio Little Workshop and is built using JavaScript and HTML5, with a 2D tile graphics engine powered by HTML5 Canvas, with browser-to-server communications handled by WebSockets. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action, and how the game was built.
Because the BrowserQuest game can be run within a web browser its able to be played a large number of devices. If you have a little spare time you can play the Mozilla BrowserQuest game now at http://browserquest.mozilla.org
“BrowserQuest is a tribute to classic video-games with a multiplayer twist. You play as a young warrior driven by the thrill of adventure. No princess to save here, just a dangerous world filled with treasures to discover. And it’s all done in glorious HTML5 and JavaScript.”
BrowserQuest is open-source and is available via GitHub.
Source: Mozilla
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