Software:PlayCanvas

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PlayCanvas
PlayCanvas logo, September 2014.png
Screenshot of a PlayCanvas Editor with loaded BMW i8 Scene as example.
The PlayCanvas web-based Editor and example of a 3d application in-development
Developer(s)Will Eastcott, Dave Evans, Vaios Kalpias Ilias, Kevin Rooney, Maksims Mihejevs
Repositorygithub.com/playcanvas/engine
Written inJavaScript
Operating systemOS independent
PlatformCross-platform
TypeHTML5 3D engine
LicenseMIT License
Websiteplaycanvas.com
As ofJuly 2014

PlayCanvas is an open-source[1] 3D game engine/interactive 3D application engine alongside a proprietary cloud-hosted creation platform that allows for simultaneous editing from multiple computers via a browser-based interface.[2] It runs in modern browsers that support WebGL, including Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. The engine is capable of rigid-body physics simulation, handling three-dimensional audio and 3D animations.

PlayCanvas has gained the support of ARM, Activision and Mozilla.[3]

The PlayCanvas engine was open-sourced on June 4, 2014.[4][5]

In April 2019, BusinessInsider.com reported that the company was acquired by Snap Inc. in 2017.[6]

Features

The PlayCanvas platform has collaborative real-time Editor that allows editing a project by multiple developers simultaneously.[7] The engine supports the WebGL 1.0 and 2.0 standard to produce GPU accelerated 3D graphics and allows for scripting via the JavaScript programming language.[8] Projects can be distributed via a URL web link or packaged in native wrappers, p.g. for Android, using CocoonJS[9][10][11] or for Steam using Electron, and many other options and platforms.

Notable PlayCanvas applications

Various companies[12] use PlayCanvas in projects of different disciplines of interactive 3D content in the web.

Disney created an educational game[13] for Hour of Code based on its Moana film.

King published Shuffle Cats Mini,[14] as a launch title for Facebook Instant Games.

TANX[15] – massively multiplayer online game of cartoon styled tanks.

Miniclip published number of games[16][17] on their platform with increase of HTML5 games popularity on the web.

Mozilla collaborated[18] with PlayCanvas team creating After the Flood[19] demo for presenting cutting-edge features of WebGL 2.0.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PlayCanvas goes open source". hacks.mozilla.org. June 4, 2014. https://hacks.mozilla.org/2014/06/playcanvas-goes-open-source/. 
  2. ↑ "GDC 2014: Mozilla and partners prove Web is the platform for gaming". blog.mozilla.org. March 18, 2014. https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2014/03/18/gdc-2014-mozilla-and-partners-prove-the-web-is-the-platform-for-gaming/. 
  3. ↑ "Techstars London: Top Picks". techcrunch.com. September 27, 2013. https://techcrunch.com/2013/09/27/techstars-london-top-pick/. 
  4. ↑ "PlayCanvas 3D WebGL Game Engine Now Open Source". gamingonlinux.com. June 4, 2014. http://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/playcanvas-3d-webgl-game-engine-now-open-source.3843. 
  5. ↑ "PlayCanvas takes its WebGL video game engine open source". thenextweb.com. June 4, 2014. https://thenextweb.com/dd/2014/06/04/playcanvas-takes-webgl-video-game-engine-open-source/. 
  6. ↑ Ghosh, Shona. "This tech CEO secretly sold his startup to Snap and spent 2 years building a product that could transform the firm's fortunes". https://www.businessinsider.com/profile-playcanvas-founder-will-eastcott-sold-company-to-snap-in-2017-2019-4. 
  7. ↑ "PlayCanvas Video Game Making". https://antong.teachable.com/p/playcanvas-video-game-making. 
  8. ↑ "PlayCanvas Browser-Based Game Engine". phoronix.com. June 4, 2014. https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTcxMDA. 
  9. ↑ "Ludei CocoonJS". https://www.ludei.com/cocoonjs/. 
  10. ↑ "Ludei CocconJS Tech Partners - Engines". ludei.com. https://www.ludei.com/cocoonjs/tech-partners/. 
  11. ↑ "PlayCanvas App On Mobile Using CocoonJS". magicsheepgames.co.uk. October 9, 2013. http://magicsheepgames.co.uk/blog/?p=36. 
  12. ↑ "Github PlayCanvas Users List". https://github.com/playcanvas/engine#users. 
  13. ↑ "Disney - Hour of Code - Moana (educational game)". http://partners.disney.com/hour-of-code. 
  14. ↑ "Facebook - Shuffle Cats Mini (game)". https://www.facebook.com/ShuffleCatsMini/. 
  15. ↑ "TANX (game)". https://tanx.io/. 
  16. ↑ "Miniclip - Virtual Voodoo (game)". https://www.miniclip.com/games/virtual-voodoo/en/. 
  17. ↑ "Miniclip - Flappy Bird (game)". https://www.miniclip.com/games/flappy-bird/en/. 
  18. ↑ "Mozilla launching WebGL 2.0 support in Firefox". https://hacks.mozilla.org/2017/01/webgl-2-lands-in-firefox/. 
  19. ↑ "After the Flood (webgl 2.0 demo)". https://playcanv.as/e/p/44MRmJRU/. 

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