This free online game was built from scratch entirely in javascript.
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The game play, graphics and sound were built with simplicity in mind for practical reasons, however this only serves to increase the addictive nature of an online skill game. It also means you can play it in just about any browser, on just about any computer. It will work at school or the office when you have nothing to do and are looking for an amusing but skill-driven addictive javascript game. Highscores (record times) are saved to a database and are somewhat encrypted for security.
Flash is an excellent platform for online games, however the developer had two reasons for not using it:
- This javascript configuration was better for Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
- He didn't know any Flash scripting
Seriously though, making the images available to search engines along with relevant text on the game structure added relevancy to the site for the key search times, like
Sydney Window Cleaner.
The game sounds are from a private collection of MP3s and were edited using the open source software Audacity. They are implemented through Flash using an excellent javascript to flash API called SoundManager2. Flash is the most reliable way to play sounds across all different browsers, with a single implementation. It also guarantees instant timing of the sound, as fired by a javascript event.
One of the problems overcome during development was that the game ran inconsistently on slower browsers and slower computers. Naturally, Microsofts Internet Explorer (even version 8) was the slowest browser, and for this reason, some sounds and several animation effects were either minimised or removed altogether.
Mozilla Firefox was the second best, performing very well, but the Google Chrome browser was certainly the fastest and most consistent.
You are free to copy any part or all of this game on the condition that you link back to this page using the following code:
<a href="http://www.cleanmywindows.com.au/Sydney-Window-Cleaner-Game.htm" title="Play the Window Cleaner in Sydney Game">Sydney Window Cleaner Game</a>
Please send any game feedback you have to the email address at the bottom of the page.
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