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Re:Ask HN: What is the coolest things that have been done in... by hk_kh on Saturday January 28, 2012 @02:56PM (#3523033)
I assume you mean the "explosions" on the map?

These are canvas elements, put inside a RichMarker.

Each canvas element is a small particle generator (this was not needed, but somehow bastarized this version (http://scurker.com/projects/particles/), to better control what I wanted to display.

What I still don't like about it, is each canvas having his own timer / update interval. It would feel more homogeneous having a global timer, and updating each canvas element sequentially. In another release I would probably do that, and replace WebSockets with Server Side Events.

I think the code is pretty straightforward, so feel free to dive into it.

Re:Ask HN: What is the coolest things that have been done in... by gotrythis on Saturday January 28, 2012 @04:51PM (#3523397)
Hey, thanks.

Any chance I can hire you to put something together for me for our specific case use? Or otherwise, consult with you to ask some more questions?

John.

Re:Ask HN: What is the coolest things that have been done in... by hk_kh on Thursday February 02, 2012 @10:30PM (#3545594)
Sure, sorry for the late response. Drop me a line at [email protected]