Challenge Articles
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Dev Derby – a monthly competition of demos using open technologies
Starting from June, Mozilla runs a monthly competition to showcase newest web technologies. In an international competition individuals can submit demos that show the world just how much is possible using open and free technologies in a modern browser. The Mozilla Dev Derby happens every month and revolves around a certain technology. A panel of […]
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Making history with the August Dev Derby
It is time to announce another month’s Dev Derby and this August we want you to play with the History API. The History API is a much needed piece of the puzzle of creating modern web applications and here is why: Links are good, they make the web work The web is made up from […]
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Talking about HTML5 games development at MIT in Boston
As part of our university outreach programme, a few Mozilla people and volunteers went to Boston last week to give a series of lectures on web technologies for games development. During the week we covered topics like WebGL for 3D development, basics of JavaScript, debugging and performance, canvas development, offline development and local storage and […]
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Firefox Quantum Extensions Challenge
Seeking great new extensions for the Firefox Quantum Extensions Challenge! Between March 15 and April 15, 2018, use Firefox Developer Edition to create extensions that make full use of available WebExtensions APIs for one of the prize categories. (Legacy extensions that have been updated to WebExtensions APIs, or Chrome extensions that have been ported to Firefox on or after January 1, 2018, are also eligible for this challenge.)
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Congratulations to our June Dev Derby winners!
We kicked off our series of monthly developer challenges in June to see what Web developers could do with CSS3 Animations. Our first ever Dev Derby was a huge success with almost 30 entries and a variety of demos that brought action to the Web without JavaScript. The results have been awesome! Early fan favorites […]
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From js13kGames to MozFest Arcade: A game dev Web Monetization story
This is a case study in the making: how js13kGames, an online “code golf” competition for web game developers, tried out Web Monetization this year. And ended up at the Mozilla Festival, happening this week in London, demoing dozens of interesting web-monetized games. You can check out the MozFest Arcade online as well.
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Hands-On Web Security: Capture the Flag with OWASP Juice Shop
A CTF (Capture the Flag) event is a type of security challenge or competition that can be used to teach or test online security. In this post, Mozilla security engineer and OWASP developer Simon Bennetts describes a recent CTF he hosted at a Mozilla event, and how to set up your own web security CTF with OWASP Juice Shop.
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Lessons learned from the A-Frame category in the js13kGames competition
With the Global Game Jam weekend ahead, it’s a great time to consider building with WebVR and A-Frame. The js13kGames 2017 competition ended back in September last year, but the game devs who built playable WebVR entries limited to just 13 kilobytes learned a lot along the way. Here's a look at their learnings - and their code! And if you're looking for a new 3D challenge – Mozilla recently launched the WebVR Medieval Fantasy Experience Challenge, which is open now till the end of February.
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Push the Web Further at Hackanooga
If you enjoy pushing the limits of the open web platform, we want you to join us September 14-16 in The Gig City (Chattanooga, Tennessee) for a weekend of good food, good friends, and—most importantly—a unique opportunity to play on a citywide, 1 gigabit per second network. What happens when you hack with WebGL, WebRTC, […]
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MarbleRun, an HTML5 Game
Take the HTML5 Canvas element, a Javascript library to do the physics (box2d), add a nice design, a social touch, and you have an awesome HTML5 Game called MarbleRun! MarbleRun was the winner of the last Mozilla Game On Challenge, among other exciting HTML5 games (check them out), and had been added to Web O’ […]
