CoverFire - a canvas based game

Happy New Year and all that. I've been so busy, you cannot imagine.
However this game seems to be pretty interesting in that it uses canvas to render the game - check it out.

MysticQuest: a Twitter-Based Fantasy Story

I'm embarking on an experiment in interactive storytelling. I've started a fantasy story on Twitter called MysticQuest. It is the story of a young fairy who's embarked on the unlikely occupation of Knight. She has to go on a final quest to achieve Knighthood. The idea is to get ideas and suggestions from the net as to what might happen to her. Add MysticQuest to your Twitter and help me create something really interesting!

Idea for browser makers - persistent cache javascript libraries

I wanted to get this idea out there, though I'm sure I'm not the first. Browser makers should set up a way to persistently store javascript libraries in the browser. Like jQuery, Dojo, YUI, etc. (User could add as many as they wanted) and then when the browser hits a site that references that library, it uses the downloaded version instead of the remote one - make the apps much faster to download and use...

What do you say browser makers? What do you think of this idea?

YUI 3 pr2 is out!

I was just starting to understand YUI 3 with PR1 when they've gone and released PR2. It's a very exciting thing for me because I am basing a lot of my future web app development on this platform. I think it's going to compete head-to-head with biggies like jQuery, Dojo, and even Ext in many ways. Now I just gotta go read and read and read.

With app frameworks like Titanium coming out, it's even more important to become familiar with a js framework, as you will be able to use it in more and more contexts.

NextDB.net - a free database for ajax programmers

I stumbled across this on Programmable Web and had to think about it for a bit. This could be really revolutionary for Ajax programmers to have access to a freely available database site that can talk javascript directly. No need for your own database hosting or learning SQL. It's really intriguing.

Link Sharing, Anyone?

Hey there. Do you have a blog about games and the web? Or about webgames? Or perhaps just a blog about cool things you find on the web? Let's talk. I'm blatantly looking for blogs, sites, etc. to exchanges links with. So, if you are interested in link-sharing, please email me at triptych@gmail.com - with subject "link sharing". I don't guarantee every request - especially if you are selling chainsaws or news about politics - but hey, let's talk!

Review: Jelly Towers

In Jelly Towers you drag around geometric shapes in a mini physics-based world to create towers. The goal of this tower building is to feed a giant hydra a certain kind of block, depending on the level. The graphics are simplistic but convey the style of the game well, and the tutorial levels are very helpful in learning how to play. You'll need all the knowledge you can get because you will be faced with more and more difficult levels pretty quickly. I have to say I've not been as frustrated with a game in a long time, yet still spending time playing it. Frustrated because it takes a steady hand to get the towers to not fall over with a single swipe of your mouse, yet strangely addictive once you figure out a way to build a tower tall enough with your limited pieces.

So, if you are looking for a bit of a diversion for a half-hour or longer you should check this game out. Just prepare to want to throw your mouse at the wall a few times trying to get that block to settle just right to feed your jydra...

Itty Bitty RPG Bar update

I've had a bit of a brainstorm regarding itty bitty rpg (bar) having to do with quests and how the game will be organized. I have a deadline of getting a playable game by the end of the year. Hopefully now I'll be able to reach that goal. Stay tuned!

Good Experience Flash Games

Good Experience has compiled a list of great freely available flash games. If you dont like wading through the morass that is web portal gaming, then look at the cream of the crop here.