Mark Hensler — Thu, 28 Aug 2003 08:15:08 +0000

My rule of thumb... if it's Java, it's not on my machines. I hate Java applications. If I install an app and find out it's Java, I'll uninstall it nearly righ away.

Renegade — Thu, 28 Aug 2003 06:10:54 +0000

Yeah, stick with Flash, its your best option functionality wise and compactibility wise

Abhishek Reddy — Thu, 28 Aug 2003 06:05:28 +0000

Flash games are basically interactive "movies". They will run in the browser if the browser has the Flash plugin (most people do). Head over to flashkit.com for a great resource for Flash development.

In this field, Flash has basically replaced Java applets, so I wouldn't bother with that unless you have specific needs.

If the game is simple enough you could make a Javascript/dHTML version, but there are more hassles involved with coding and compatibility.

kakhi00 — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 20:24:26 +0000

Some small games, not even games with some 3d gaphs but only still pictures. Can I with flash run the game within the browser or do you think it's better to have a java applet ?

I never work with that knid of stuff, but seems to me that it will be cool to share small games via browser.

If you have a bit of knowledge that you could pass to me that will really cool, I'm looking forward to learn new things.

Let me knoiw if you can help or if you know some good place to go to get some good tutorial on the subject.

Cheers

:batman:

Abhishek Reddy — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 20:05:43 +0000

What kind of games?

If it's primarily a visual type, then you'd have to present it in a Java applet, Flash movie, dHTML script, or some other form which has a plugin for the browser. I think QuickTime's .mov format also allows scripting for small games.

If you're going for a less visual game, like an RPG or MMORPG, then you have a whole range of Server-side languages to choose from, with probably a regular HTML interface for the browser.