Now this has to be the coolest thing I've seen - when HTML5 arrives, you have a new element called Canvas - which basically allows you to "paint" graphics onto a page.
Essential it's doing what Flash has been doing for years, but directly in the browser, so no plug-in required!
Essential it's doing what Flash has been doing for years, but directly in the browser, so no plug-in required!
Unfortunately, the canvas element is currently only supported in Firefox 1.5+, Opera 9+ (beta) and Safari.
IBM developerworks article about canvas
Simple canvas demo
Simple FPS using canvas
More advanced FPS
Painting application
Grafitti handwriting recognition
More canvas examples
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Canvas tutorialIBM developerworks article about canvas
Simple canvas demo
Simple FPS using canvas
More advanced FPS
Painting application
Grafitti handwriting recognition
More canvas examples
Example: clock
As found here
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