Re:MelonJS – a fresh and lightweight JavaScript game engine
by throwaway74932 on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @08:17PM
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I'm a web dev that tried to find a job in browser game dev. Until I realised that there aren't many positions to go around. Only making slot games for online gambling browser games. The rest of the opportunities were Unity or Unreal Engine.
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Re:MelonJS – a fresh and lightweight JavaScript game engine
by d13 on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @02:12AM
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Yes, the browser game market is dead except for gambling and education - that’s because browser games run instantly with 0 installation.
Almost no jobs. However, if you can find them they pay much better than Unity/Unreal jobs because html game dev is such a rare skill. The decision tree you need to follow to end up as a html game specialist is so fraught with distractions almost no one ends up there.
But, for those who do I recommend Phaser.