Submitted by NathanRunge on Fri, 11/03/11 - 8:39 PM
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Parroting an Opinion
Not so long ago I had this discussion with a group of talented individuals from numerous disciplines and the delicate genius himself, Michael Kordahi from Microsoft. To summarise Michael's position on the subject - Flash, Silverlight and other tools/API's/Other have traditionally taken on the tasks that extend upon the basic HTML, CSS, etc. If these tools don't expand or specialise to achieve things HTML 5 can't, then they shouldn't be used. They will most certainly retain uses, however, and it'll be interesting to watch how it develops. Rather than detailing Michael's position, with which I agree, I should perhaps supply the link to his blog post on the subject:
Html 5 and browser gaming has been getting some traction from Google (with Chrome having it's own browser App store), Firefox (https://gaming.mozillalabs.com/). Adobe has recently brought out some early tools to convert Flash to html 5.
With most mobile handsets capable of a full browser experience, and the lure for developers to develop for one far-reaching platform, does html 5 have the potential to be a considerable platform for casual / indie games development? Is it time to learn some html 5?