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| AsOf = July 2014weblink}}}}PlayCanvas is an open-sourceWEB,weblink PlayCanvas goes open source, hacks.mozilla.org, June 4, 2014, August 30, 2014, 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.WEB,weblink GDC 2014: Mozilla and partners prove Web is the platform for gaming, blog.mozilla.org, March 18, 2014, August 30, 2014, 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.WEB,weblink Techstars London: Top Picks, techcrunch.com, September 27, 2013, August 30, 2014, The PlayCanvas engine was open-sourced on June 4, 2014.WEB,weblink PlayCanvas 3D WebGL Game Engine Now Open Source, gamingonlinux.com, June 4, 2014, September 17, 2014, WEB,weblink PlayCanvas takes its WebGL video game engine open source, thenextweb.com, June 4, 2014, September 17, 2014, In April 2019, BusinessInsider.com reported that the company was acquired by Snap Inc. in 2017.WEB,weblink This tech CEO secretly sold his startup to Snap and spent 2 years building a product that could transform the firm's fortunes, Ghosh, Shona, Business Insider, 2019-05-01,

Features

The PlayCanvas platform has collaborative real-time Editor that allows editing a project by multiple developers simultaneously.WEB, PlayCanvas Video Game Making,weblink 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.WEB,weblink PlayCanvas Browser-Based Game Engine, phoronix.com, June 4, 2014, August 30, 2014, Projects can be distributed via a URL web link or packaged in native wrappers, p.g. for Android, using CocoonJSWEB,weblink Ludei CocoonJS, 2014-07-14, 2014-09-03,weblink dead, WEB,weblink Ludei CocconJS Tech Partners - Engines, ludei.com, September 17, 2014,weblink July 2, 2014, dead, WEB,weblink PlayCanvas App On Mobile Using CocoonJS, magicsheepgames.co.uk, October 9, 2013, September 17, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140917225101weblink">weblink September 17, 2014, dead, or for Steam using Electron, and many other options and platforms.

Notable PlayCanvas applications

Various companiesWEB,weblink Github PlayCanvas Users List, GitHub, use PlayCanvas in projects of different disciplines of interactive 3D content in the web.Disney created an educational gameWEB,weblink Disney - Hour of Code - Moana (educational game), for Hour of Code based on its Moana film.King published Shuffle Cats Mini,WEB,weblink Facebook - Shuffle Cats Mini (game), Facebook, as a launch title for Facebook Instant Games.TANXWEB,weblink TANX (game), – massively multiplayer online game of cartoon styled tanks.Miniclip published number of gamesWEB,weblink Miniclip - Virtual Voodoo (game), WEB,weblink Miniclip - Flappy Bird (game), on their platform with increase of HTML5 games popularity on the web.Mozilla collaboratedWEB,weblink Mozilla launching WebGL 2.0 support in Firefox, with PlayCanvas team creating After the FloodWEB,weblink After the Flood (webgl 2.0 demo), demo for presenting cutting-edge features of WebGL 2.0.

See also

• List of WebGL frameworks
• List of game engines
• JavaScript
• HTML5
• WebGL

References

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External links

• PlayCanvas Official Website
• PlayCanvas Engine (Open Source)
• PlayCanvas API Reference
• PlayCanvas Tutorials
• Various free-to-play games built with PlayCanvas

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