I'm also working on a web+ios game, and I've fallen in love with phoneGap. It really does work as advertised (files/camera/contacts/etc all available in JS) With a little work, you can even get push notifications going (this package is great for it: https://github.com/argon/node-apn). I'm happy to answer any questions about it.
On Sunday, April 8, 2012 12:06:00 PM UTC-7, Derek Chalmers wrote: > > What's up people? > > I've been wanting to write a game and have been looking at both iOS and > the web. After I found out I need a Mac to make iOS games that sealed the > deal: I'm making a game for the web. > > JavaScript is my first programming language so everything I need to do is > a bit tricky, but I have a very basic prototype with a Node.js server and > an HTML5/JS client which draws with Canvas and which are talking over > Socket.io. Am I doing okay so far? ;) > > What I haven't really found yet is a good library for doing the glue > between Socket.io and Canvas. What should I use, or is that code better to > write by hand? I took a look at Backbone.js briefly and it seems like it > might be what I want? > > I have blogged about my experiences here so far if you would be interested > in reading: > > http://nodeblode.wordpress.com/2012/04/08/down-the-javascript-rabbit-hole/ > > Am I on the right track so far? Also is it better to learn JavaScript or > CoffeeScript? > > -- DC > On Sunday, April 8, 2012 12:06:00 PM UTC-7, Derek Chalmers wrote: > > What's up people? > > I've been wanting to write a game and have been looking at both iOS and > the web. After I found out I need a Mac to make iOS games that sealed the > deal: I'm making a game for the web. > > JavaScript is my first programming language so everything I need to do is > a bit tricky, but I have a very basic prototype with a Node.js server and > an HTML5/JS client which draws with Canvas and which are talking over > Socket.io. Am I doing okay so far? ;) > > What I haven't really found yet is a good library for doing the glue > between Socket.io and Canvas. What should I use, or is that code better to > write by hand? I took a look at Backbone.js briefly and it seems like it > might be what I want? > > I have blogged about my experiences here so far if you would be interested > in reading: > > http://nodeblode.wordpress.com/2012/04/08/down-the-javascript-rabbit-hole/ > > Am I on the right track so far? Also is it better to learn JavaScript or > CoffeeScript? > > -- DC > -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
