This project, working title “Cubes”, is a WebGL-based game engine for worlds made of cubical blocks. In order to escape the easy trap of being a Minecraft clone, it is instead programmable, so that the game being played may be redefined interactively.
The unique feature of this engine is that each ordinary block is itself made out of blocks; each block can be “entered” and edited at an enlarged scale, and changes will immediately be seen in the outer world. Additionally, the behavior of blocks can be defined by constructing circuits within them, out of special blocks.
No compilation is required; simply serve this directory from a web server (required so that files can be accessed from scripts) and open cubes.html in a WebGL-supporting browser. Worlds you create are saved in your browser using localStorage.
I have found the best performance to be with Google Chrome; Firefox is acceptable. Safari 5.1 is incompatible due to lack of correct implementation of ECMAScript 5 accessors.
For information on playing the game, click the “Help” button in-game; to modify the controls or graphics quality click ªOptions”.
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Summary of exceptions (not guaranteed to be up-to-date; please review individual files or containing directories for accurate information):
- The contents of the
deps/subdirectory are third-party code.gl-matrix/is licensed under what the OSI calls the zlib/libpng license.jasmine/is licensed under the MIT license.webgl-debug.jsis licensed under “a BSD-style license” (context has been lost for what license that is).webgl-utils.jsis licensed under the BSD 3-clause license.
- Code in several files is derived from the Learning WebGL Lessons.