Firefox OS is the

perfect platform

for HTML5 games

WGK 2014

Andrzej Mazur • @end3r • Enclave Games
Gdańsk, Poland, September 7th 2014

...or...

How I'm making games for fun,

building the HTML5 gamedev community

and trying to be successful
with Firefox OS

HTML5 Game Developer

• Enclave Games studio
• js13kGames competition
• Gamedev.js meetups
• Gamedev.js Weekly newsletter
• blog: dev.end3r.com
• twitter: @end3r
• github: end3r

Background story

• Front-end
• Casual games
• One-man-army

Is HTML5 ready for gamedev?

HTML5: The good parts

• Free
• One code base
• Thousands of developers already
• True cross platform
• For every device with a browser
• Distribution through URLs
• Ease of use, plugin-free
• Open source code, easy to learn
• Instant updates
• Store independent

Frameworks

• Drag and Drop: GameMaker, Construct 2
• Coding: ImpactJS, Phaser

Web API

• Gamepad
• Pointer Lock
• Fullscreen
• Storage
• Geolocation

Mobile API

• Device orientation
• Vibration
• WebSMS
• Battery status
• WebBluetooth

Positive energy

• Unreal Engine in the browser
• Unity exports to WebGL
• Spil Games gets $5 MLN
• Flash moving to HTML5
• High demand and growing

Firefox OS

• Mobile operating system written in JavaScript
• Created and maintained by Mozilla
• Open source, available on GitHub
• Hardware platform for the mobile web

Firefox OS facts

• Growing markets
• Alternative for feature phones
• Affordable devices
• Simple development
• Build for the Web, not only Firefox OS

Making games for fun

Enclave Games

Captain Rogers

Craigen

Monster Wants Candy

Hungry Fridge

Super Turbo Hungry Fridge

Full Immersion

Triskaidekaphobia

All of the games

• Free, no ads, online
• Used for tutorials and workshops
• ...and still getting paid

Building HTML5 gamedev community

Open HTML5 Games

Work in progress

Trying to be successful

• HTML5 ⁄ Firefox OS - new, growing
• Little competition

My "success" story?

Don't compare yourself to others,
set your own goals.