What Technology Is Producing This Planet System?

[Verahta]

Skip to the 1:55 mark in this YouTube video, I am hoping someone can tell me what technology is creating the planets, the cursor effects, and the popups? Is it anything fancy or what is it?

[Jackolantern]

I think you forgot to link the video

[SpiritWebb]

Thats what I was thinking...

[Verahta]

Nah, I was just trying to be mr. mysterious

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4h8x7O13ro[/youtube]

lacunaexpanse.com/

[SpiritWebb]

Looks like the mouse effects are created with Javascripting...as far as the planets, might be a random map generator built...

[Verahta]

It said you use their web client, but after creating a test account I did not have to install anything, so it's all in the browser.

[Verahta]

Think I figured it out mostly. In chat guy said the stuff loading at the beginning was "the javascript getting ready". I viewed page source and it is pulling in AJAX libraries.

[Jackolantern]

If that is 100% Javascript, then that is some very heavy client-side coding. I consider myself pretty versed with client-side coding, and I would have no idea where to begin on something like this. Very professional, so say the least.

[Verahta]

i dont know if its all js or not, but this page has mention of a developer API and code for working with a client.

Lacunaexpanse.com/developers

it must be some kind of app?

[Jackolantern]

I am a bit confused by their API documentation. It talks about selecting from one of their servers, but then it also talks about modules to help with sending announcements, modules for chat, etc. I can't tell if you are building on to their game, you are building your own client using their servers, building your own game, or what.

EDIT: Reading a bit more in (as the proud coder I am, I ran straight for the API docs lol), it appears you are making client apps to interact with their live game servers. That is pretty interesting.