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HTML5 Game Frameworks (Game Programming)
HTML5 game frameworks is an interesting subject. There are dozens of them around, all promising to make game programming easy. Personally I'm interested in using just HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and CSS....
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My Book is on Amazon! (Game Programming)
After spending several weeks pulling together relevant blog posts, I decided to take the plunge and publish a book about Firefox OS game programming on Amazon.You can get the book here:...
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Tower Jelly (Game Review)
Well, I've been busy putting together my book, but now I'm back to new stuff and today will be a review of Tower Jelly from TweenSoft.Actually maybe the title is Tower Jelly Blocks, or at least that's...
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Son of CSS Shell (Game Programming)
As I get further into programming for Firefox OS, I find that I want to go back to basics from time to time. One of my favorite things is to create a shell that can be used to build games on top of. A...
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Circle Tetris (Game Review)
Here's a game I haven't seen before that takes an old idea and gives it a new twist! Probably everyone knows about Tetris, that Russian game that swept through the world in 1984 by Alexey Pajitnov.Here...
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CSS Shooter (Game Programming)
Recently I created a new CSS shell and wrote about it in Son of CSS Shell at http://firefoxosgaming.blogspot.com/2014/03/son-of-css-shell-game-programming.html. Having done that, I'd like to devote a...
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GBoy Emulator (Game Review)
Game emulators are certainly controversial and I do not advocate them or recommend them. But this review will be for those that are interested in how could a game emulator possibly work in Firefox OS...
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André Jaenisch (e-acute! and ae not a-umlaut) of https://firefoxosundich.wordpress.com had some comments about my CSS Shooter post at...
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Drag the Dots (Game Review)
The amount and variation of games I find in the marketplace continues to amaze me and encourage me to keep doing game reviews for Firefox OS! Things are about to get interesting with the advent of the...
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Responsive Design (Game Programming)
One of the many reasons I like to write about game programming as well as other people's games is that often a game I review inspires me to dig deeper into game programming issues for Firefox OS. In my...
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LittleMan (Game Review)
I am fascinated by the varieties of games in the Firefox OS Marketplace and take it as a sign of genuine interest by game creators world wide. Today's game is from somewhere by Bruno Eduardo da Cunha....
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Bouncing Ball in Construct 2 (Game Programming)
Construct 2 is a game-making engine. With a few clicks, you can make almost any kind of game and publish it in an amazing variety of platforms. At last count, you could create games for the...
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Color Puzzle (Game Review)
Sometimes there are games I like because I used to play them in some earlier time. Color Puzzle is one of those tames.Harken back to those early days on the Internet, around 2005 or so. I was really in...
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Long Lost Cousin to Responsive Design (Game Programming)
In my recent post on Responsive Design, at http://firefoxosgaming.blogspot.com/2014/04/responsive-design-game-programming.html, I noted the interesting problems with the Software Home button and how...
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PaddleFox for Firefox OS in Construct 2 (Game Programming)
The more I use Construct 2 (from Scirrra at http://www.scirra.com), the more I am convinced that Scirra and Firefox OS make a great team-up for HTML5. I especially like how Scirra has made it really...
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ZTE Open C (Hardware Review)
Woo hoo!I just got my ZTE Open C from eBay and I'm very happy with it. This is my third Firefox OS phone and so far it is really great. I wanted something I could try to use, as opposed to something I...
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The Firefox OS Tablet has Landed! (Hardware Review)
At least it has landed in my mailbox! Before you try to buy one, you can't. You have to fill out a form telling Mozilla what you will do with it. Find out all about it at...
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Platform Game using Construct 2 (Game Programming)
While most of my posts have been about creating Firefox OS games from scratch, I am finding it fun and interesting to use Construct 2 for game making. You just drag and drop, set a few values, and...
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Maze Climber (Game Review)
Some games are simple and some are complex. Simple works well on a phone, and Maze Climber is such a game. The premise is simple. You're in a maze and you must climb.Why must you climb? Well, something...
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News Flash! Firefox Has In-Browser IDE (Game Programming)
By an interesting coincidence, I've been helping a friend set up the Android Development environment and it is a pain! But not FirefoxOS! It is really easy to develop for FirefoxOS ... but it just got...
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Freaking Math! (Game Review)
Here's a fast-paced game from Hungary that will force you to wake up!This is one of the simplest games I've seen in the Marketplace, but it is very satisfying and forces you to react quickly. The...
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Construct 2 Game Development by Example (Book Review)
I've been on an extended vacation traveling around the country, visiting old friends, and thinking what I want to do next with this blog. I've written more than 100 posts and published a 400 page...
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Tile Maps in Construct 2
I spent a few months traveling and not doing much of anything useful to anyone else, but I had a good time!I did manage to review a book on Construct 2 that will help people make apps for Firefox OS....
View ArticleGoing ... going ... gone!
After months of lactivity, I have decided to put this blog on permanent hold. I won't kill it because there is some really great code and great games buried in these 100+ posts about Firefox OS...
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Firefox OS Book and What's Next (Game Programming)
I've mentioned this before, but I've been thinking about publishing a book on Amazon covering beginning Firefox OS game programming. As you might guess, the book will consist of roughly 30 blog posts....
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