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Firefox OS Game Dev
with FrozenJS

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@monteslu | @iceddev | @blainebublitz

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frozenjs.com

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HTML5 Game Engine

• Open-source
• Easy to use
• Rapid development through tooling
• Modular

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WebKit (Blink)

Not the only game in town

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Firefox OS

• Mobile OS
• Open-source
• HTML, CSS & JS
• Expose device APIs to web tech
• No vendor lock-in

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Available Now

Geeksphone Keon | ZTE Open | Alcatel One Touch Fire

Developer Device | Telefonica - Spain | T-Mobile - Poland

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Distribution

• Installable from websites
• Firefox Marketplace - Link
  • Packaged Apps
  • Hosted Apps
• Free & Paid + In-app purchasing

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Zero to 60

Yeoman | Grunt | Bower

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Installation

> npm install -g yo generator-frozen

• Requires Node.js and NPM
• Will install Bower and Grunt
• Frozen Generator

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Scaffold Your Game

> mkdir wicked-game && cd $_
> yo frozen

Answer some questions, wait, then

> grunt

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Write Your Game

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Test Your Game

• Firefox OS Simulator - Link
• Firefox for Android - Link
• Desktop Firefox

Publish Your Game

> git checkout -b gh-pages
> git push origin gh-pages

Github Pages serve .webapp files with Content-Type: application/x-web-app-manifest+json header

Serving Manifests

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Validate Your Manifest

Validator

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Submit Your Game

Submission Form

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More Resources

• App Manifest
• Packaged Apps
• Firefox Marketplace API
• Firefox OS Boilerplate