Tag Archives: accelerometer

Labyrinth Game in the browser

A few months ago, I mentioned the game Labyrinth and how I wanted this to work in the browser. Syd Lawrence took up the cause and put together a cool implementation. Play it here. You must be running Firefox 3.6 RC or better. This uses the new orientation events added to Firefox 3.6. Syd also [...]
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Orientation in Firefox and beyond

One of the coolest apps I saw when the iPhone came out was the wooden balance game Labyrinth.  You basically tilt your phone to move a ball around the screen, avoiding holes, and trying to get the ball to a goal.  It made use of a feature of many modern devices — accelerometers. Obviously clear [...]
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