The why of HTML5 for
games development

Shortly before I became a
developer...

A war was raging... about
the coolest toy!

Already built and robust but
limited.

Building blocks for you to
put together.

Components
= flexibility

Bespoke development gives you better
technology access?

http://www.amazon.com/Book-About-Design-
Complicated-Doesnt/dp/0805075755/

http://www.adamatomic.com/canabalt/
http://blog.semisecretsoftware.com/tuning-canabalt

http://games.adultswim.com/robot-unicorn-attack-
twitchy-online-game.html

http://home.comcast.net/~jpittman2/pacman/
pacmandossier.html
http://goo.gl/OYus1

Angry Birds

What the web already does
for Angry Birds...

What the web could do
for Angry Birds... Multiplayer – one player builds fort with pigs, other plays the bird. Comments and hints Voting and indexing levels by frustration level (find me a simple level first) Fan-built levels Simple re-use across platforms

HTML5 brings higher fidelity to
the web...

...without sacrificing its core ideas
and principles.

Viral and linked nature of
the web as a free add- on.

Simple upgrades and
patches.

Easy re-use of code in
walled-off environments

And it gives you all
the docs for free! http://www.flickr.com/photos/design_inspiration/238542495/

Pick, connect and play!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdesham/2432400623/

Chris Heilmann
@codepo8
http://icant.co.uk