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Hey guys, This is a bit of a Work In Progress right now, but now there's a few posts up in the series, I'm open for critique. From the 5th post onwards, I'm trying a slightly different format based on feedback I received from the first 4 entries. There's more snippets of functioning code, complete working code at the end of it (also available to grab on GitHub), and a few more fully interactive demonstrations where applicable. Realmscape HTML5 Game Engines in JavaScript Blog Series Briefly: This is a blog series I've started on the components of a Game Engine, based around actually making an engine of your own in JavaScript. It was originally going to be written alongside a refactor of our near feature-complete engine, but has since taken a turn to cover things slowly and a little more thoroughly. The examples are in JavaScript, because it is reasonably close (complexity-wise) to pseudo-code, and will run on anything with a web browser. It's easy to learn, easy to translate from, and does not under-perform too badly on a range of devices. I'll update this post with new content, as I remember, and turn this into something a bit more legible when I get time. Current posts: (in order) Making an Engine, or making Games?The Basics: Development EnvironmentThe Basics: Game LoopBasic Math: InterpolationThe Very Beginning (Making a text-based interface)Human Interaction (Handling user input)Keyboard Bindings (Create reconfigurable key binds)Prototype, var, and Object oddities (WIP)Planned posts: (vaguely ordered) These will happen eventually, but after some feedback from JavaScript novices I'm taking it a bit slower than previously anticipated. The Basics: Handling User InputService LocatorThe Basics: Asset LoadingRendering: TextBasic Entities: StructurePrototype: The Engine So FarRendering: 2DRendering: 3DAI: Finite State MachinesAI: Behaviour TreesAI: PathfindingPhysics & Collisions