Comments on: Wrapping Browser Based Game To Make It “Downloadable Game”? http://www.gameproducer.net/2010/08/14/wrapping-browser-based-game-to-make-it-downloadable-game/ I bake games. Indie style. Thu, 16 May 2013 13:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Pathogen David http://www.gameproducer.net/2010/08/14/wrapping-browser-based-game-to-make-it-downloadable-game/comment-page-1/#comment-141734 Pathogen David Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:58:46 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=5094#comment-141734 There is http://www.amanita-design.net/samorost-2/ as an example of someone who has done it. They made it in Flash and then wrapped it in a flash player for the extended version. There is http://www.amanita-design.net/samorost-2/ as an example of someone who has done it. They made it in Flash and then wrapped it in a flash player for the extended version.

]]> By: Alex Vostrov http://www.gameproducer.net/2010/08/14/wrapping-browser-based-game-to-make-it-downloadable-game/comment-page-1/#comment-141733 Alex Vostrov Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:41:53 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=5094#comment-141733 Like Machinarium, for example? Like Machinarium, for example?

]]> By: Ricket http://www.gameproducer.net/2010/08/14/wrapping-browser-based-game-to-make-it-downloadable-game/comment-page-1/#comment-141725 Ricket Sun, 15 Aug 2010 03:45:11 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=5094#comment-141725 RuneScape, for a really long time, had an "official client" which was simply an IE control in a window. So it was like running Internet Explorer, minus the address bar, menu bar, etc. A fullscreen view of RuneScape.com. They just recently (like, a few weeks ago) completely remade it to be a very cool Java program that wraps their applet but better. Like, it's not just a browser window program anymore, it's actually a program that runs the game. Eh, kinda hard to explain. If you feel the urge to try it, you can find it at runescape.com (it's hidden in the menu under Community > Downloads & Wallpapers). RuneScape, for a really long time, had an “official client” which was simply an IE control in a window. So it was like running Internet Explorer, minus the address bar, menu bar, etc. A fullscreen view of RuneScape.com.

They just recently (like, a few weeks ago) completely remade it to be a very cool Java program that wraps their applet but better. Like, it’s not just a browser window program anymore, it’s actually a program that runs the game.

Eh, kinda hard to explain. If you feel the urge to try it, you can find it at runescape.com (it’s hidden in the menu under Community > Downloads & Wallpapers).

]]> By: Dave Toulouse http://www.gameproducer.net/2010/08/14/wrapping-browser-based-game-to-make-it-downloadable-game/comment-page-1/#comment-141721 Dave Toulouse Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:22:18 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=5094#comment-141721 I worked on a project some years ago where we had to include an existing web application into a desktop application. It was as trivial as slapping a browser control in the VB.NET application. This one was of course requiring to be run on a Windows machine as it was just calling IE inside the application. Can be done in 5 seconds. Example: http://www.danstuts.com/2008/08/16/a-vbnet-2008-web-browser/ So basically it just like building a custom skin for IE. Only reason I see to do this for a game would be to have it distributed on things like Steam though that'd still remain a browser game. I don't think Steam would add such game to their list. I worked on a project some years ago where we had to include an existing web application into a desktop application. It was as trivial as slapping a browser control in the VB.NET application.

This one was of course requiring to be run on a Windows machine as it was just calling IE inside the application. Can be done in 5 seconds.

Example: http://www.danstuts.com/2008/08/16/a-vbnet-2008-web-browser/

So basically it just like building a custom skin for IE. Only reason I see to do this for a game would be to have it distributed on things like Steam though that’d still remain a browser game. I don’t think Steam would add such game to their list.

]]> By: Brian 'Psychochild' Green http://www.gameproducer.net/2010/08/14/wrapping-browser-based-game-to-make-it-downloadable-game/comment-page-1/#comment-141720 Brian 'Psychochild' Green Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:39:59 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/?p=5094#comment-141720 If you use Flash, you can build for Adobe Air for a downloadable version of your game. That's how I understand it; haven't used it myself. If you use Flash, you can build for Adobe Air for a downloadable version of your game. That’s how I understand it; haven’t used it myself.

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