More canvas fun

Development

Here’s a second attempt at rendering a minimap using the <canvas> tag:
High-res canvas minimap

However, rendering this takes my computer a good 1.5 seconds, during which the browser hangs - too long to be practical in an interactive web app with impatient users. :p

This one takes under a second, and is thus more likely to make it into AjaxLife:
Medium-res canvas minimap

Both of those are, however, a significant improvement over the last attempt:
Canvas!
Note that this one was erroneously rotated and flipped.

Of course, the minimap built into SL is significantly better than all of the above. But hey! :p

3 Responses to “More canvas fun”

  1. The voice of your conscience Says:
    October 29th, 2007 at 12:16 am

    Hah.
    I guess some are quite strict when it comes to defining ‘efficiency’.
    o.O

  2. Katharine Berry Says:
    October 29th, 2007 at 12:33 am

    Made a new one I like more. I think we’ll end up using this one:

    Improved medium-res canvas minimap

  3. pawel daborowski Says:
    October 29th, 2007 at 8:15 am

    Hey Katharine, How can I get this Second Life notification applet on my blog?

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