web based game development in squeak

>
> Hi
> I'd like to develop a simple strategy game that runs from the  
> browser for my
> website.
> Can Squeak compile an application in Java or Flash or any other  
> format a
> browser would recognize without exotic plugins?
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>> Otherwise, I'd get a javascript book and start figuring out how to
>> work in that.  There is no shortcut there and you will be
>> testing/running entirely in the browser.
>
> Unless you're in a time-warp, developing games out of Ahl's Basic
> Computer Games[1], Javascript is not going to cut it. Javascript isn't
> even usable for graphics/real-time games of that era. At least, when
> I've googled Javascript games, I've never found one that could do a
> decent Space Invaders[2].
>
> Your real choices are Java[3] and Flash. And some people won't do Java
> while others won't do Flash. (But then, some people turn off
> Javascript). If you're not absolutely opposed to downloads, Squeak
> would work pretty well and I've seen a TCL plug-in that's kind of
> cool. Also Silverlight is allegedly coming, though it's in
> pre-pre-pre-Alpha (so Microsoft is at the "it'll do everything our
> competitor's products will do and more" phase, soon to be replaced by
> the "you'll use it and like it OR ELSE" phase).
>
> It's actually a pretty dismal situation.
>
>     ===Blake===
>
>
> [1] http://www.atariarchives.org/basicgames/
> [2] http://www.treblig.org/si/spaceiv.html
>    This is the best one I've seen, and it's notable for actually
> =working=, and it has a whole bunch of caveats based on browser.
> [3] Though, at least, it's not absolutely necessary that you use the
> Java language anymore.
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>>
>>
>> Your real choices are Java[3] and Flash. And some people won't do
>> Java while others won't do Flash. (But then, some people turn off
>> Javascript). If you're not absolutely opposed to downloads, Squeak
>> would work pretty well and I've seen a TCL plug-in that's kind of
>> cool. Also Silverlight is allegedly coming, though it's in
>> pre-pre-pre-Alpha (so Microsoft is at the "it'll do everything our
>> competitor's products will do and more" phase, soon to be replaced by
>> the "you'll use it and like it OR ELSE" phase).

> Unless you're in a time-warp, developing games out of Ahl's
> Basic Computer Games[1], Javascript is not going to cut it.
> Javascript isn't even usable for graphics/real-time games of
> that era. At least, when I've googled Javascript games, I've
> never found one that could do a decent Space Invaders[2].
>
> Your real choices are Java[3] and Flash. And some people
> won't do Java while others won't do Flash. (But then, some
> people turn off Javascript).  
> If you're not absolutely opposed to downloads, Squeak would
> work pretty well and I've seen a TCL plug-in that's kind of
> cool. Also Silverlight is allegedly coming, though it's in
> pre-pre-pre-Alpha (so Microsoft is at the "it'll do
> everything our competitor's products will do and more" phase,
> soon to be replaced by the "you'll use it and like it OR ELSE" phase).
>
> It's actually a pretty dismal situation.
>
> ===Blake===

>> Otherwise, I'd get a javascript book and start figuring out how to  
>> work in that.  There is no shortcut there and you will be testing/
>> running entirely in the browser.
>
> Unless you're in a time-warp, developing games out of Ahl's Basic  
> Computer Games[1], Javascript is not going to cut it. Javascript  
> isn't even usable for graphics/real-time games of that era. At  
> least, when I've googled Javascript games, I've never found one  
> that could do a decent Space Invaders[2].
>
> Your real choices are Java[3] and Flash. And some people won't do  
> Java while others won't do Flash. (But then, some people turn off  
> Javascript). If you're not absolutely opposed to downloads, Squeak  
> would work pretty well and I've seen a TCL plug-in that's kind of  
> cool. Also Silverlight is allegedly coming, though it's in pre-pre-
> pre-Alpha (so Microsoft is at the "it'll do everything our  
> competitor's products will do and more" phase, soon to be replaced  
> by the "you'll use it and like it OR ELSE" phase).
>
> It's actually a pretty dismal situation.
>
> ===Blake===
>
>
> [1] http://www.atariarchives.org/basicgames/
> [2] http://www.treblig.org/si/spaceiv.html
>    This is the best one I've seen, and it's notable for actually  
> =working=, and it has a whole bunch of caveats based on browser.
> [3] Though, at least, it's not absolutely necessary that you use  
> the Java language anymore.
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