I think HTML5 is the future of application development. It has some very specific advantages compared to native apps, and we will see a lot more web apps with unique abilites.
There is an interesting talk about that topic from the google io conference. It is a bit mobile specific, but really worth a look [1]
Of course, I am a bit biased, because I am currently building a browsergame on HTML5 techniques (canvas and local storage at the moment, but of course audio and video will also be a part) at http://www.breederisland.com. It is really amazing how fast the new javascript engines in the browsers are, if you don't use an internet explorer, of course ;)
First I wanted to use an existing game engine too, but I decided to write everything myself to get a better understanding of how canvas etc. works.
Do you have any gameplay videos, yet?
thanks :) wasnt my intention do advertise the game (yet), but I'm working full time on it, so it makes progress.
I also plan to release the engine as open source in the future, once it is more stable and has better documentation.
Of course, I am a bit biased, because I am currently building a browsergame on HTML5 techniques (canvas and local storage at the moment, but of course audio and video will also be a part) at http://www.breederisland.com. It is really amazing how fast the new javascript engines in the browsers are, if you don't use an internet explorer, of course ;)
[1] http://www.videosinhtml5.com/videos-about-html5/google-io-20...