A* is an algorithm for finding the shortest path between two points. It is very useful in game development. Any tile-based game that requires this kind of movement will probably utilize some form of A*. Tower Defense games, City Building games, Rogue-Likes, the list goes on.

Thus EasyStar.js is a simple A* API written in Javascript.

Fokus uses JavaScript to emphasize anything you select by covering the rest of the page with semi-transparent black.

In this article, we shall look at how to create animations in jQuery and CSS3, and how they perform against each other.

The Pointer Lock API helps properly implement first-person shooter controls in a browser game. Without relative mouse movement the player’s cursor could, for example, hit the right edge of the screen and any further movements to the right would be discounted – the view would not continue to pan right, and the player would not be able to pursue the bad guys and strafe them with his machine gun. The player is going to get fragged and become frustrated. With pointer lock this suboptimal behaviour can’t happen.

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Part polemic, part instruction manual, The Truth About HTML5 has ignited an interesting debate. Here we present an exclusive excerpt on the problems around structuring in HTML5