Deviator, the smartphone based ARG-like artwork by pvi collective that I worked on is showing at PICA in Perth, Western Australia next week after it's successful tour of Glasgow last year.
Apparently tickets are selling fast so get in there quick!
Dec. 10, 2012
- Use zepto.js not jQuery.
- Use -webkit-transition and -webkit-transform wherever possible.
Especially useful if you are developing with PhoneGap/Cordova on iPad and iPhone, or Android. Those webkit transforms saved my bacon on a recent iPad project. Here is the basic CSS you want to put on an element you want to optimise:
-webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 0ms;
-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
Try replacing $(this).hide(); with a transform that moves the element off screen like this (might need overflow: hidden on your body tag):
$(this).css("-webkit-transform", "translateX(1500px)");
Then when you want to show the element again do this instead:
$(this).css("-webkit-transform", "translateX(0px)");
I also had great success replacing jQuery UI drag-and-drop code with something hand-rolled:
$(this).css("-webkit-transform", "translateX(" + relativeX + "px) translateY(" + relativeY + "px)");
Hope this helps you!
Nov. 19, 2012
The good folks at Let's Make Games have been supporting the Western Australian indie and commercial game making scene for a while now with generous amounts of their own time poured into reports, moral support, game jams, and numerous events each year, so I makerbotted up these little arcade cabinet award thingies for each of them and gave them out at their recent end-of-year party, which was also great, as always! Thanks again LMGPPL!
