#react games

React Jam is an event that showcases the awesomeness of using React for game development, with options for DOM-based, 2D, and 3D games. React offers development tools and optimizations for game development, along with a supportive open-source community. Participating in React Jam and creating games with React can improve skills and provide opportunities to showcase programming abilities.

This Talk explores the future of React 3 Fiber and its potential for building immersive 3D worlds and video games on the web. The challenges of building immersive 3D apps and the solutions provided by React 3 Fiber are discussed, including decoupling simulation state updates and enhancing scheduling with stable references. The concept of data-oriented programming and the use of ECS (Entity-Component-System) design pattern for composable data in React 3 Fiber are explored. The Talk concludes by emphasizing the future focus on enabling data-oriented workflows and the integration of a built-in scheduler in future versions of React 3 Fiber.

JSX can be used to create builds in Minecraft by writing pseudo-HTML code within JavaScript. It can be transpiled into a format that the browser can understand and is not limited to React. JSX allows for the creation of an intermediary representation that can be converted into commands for Minecraft. Existing tooling can be used with JSX, eliminating the need for custom parsers and enabling linting and IDE support. The source code for the project is available on GitHub.

Jorge Rubiano, a Software Engineer from Colombia, shares puzzle, isometric, and board games developed using React.js and CSS. He demonstrates the use of WebGL and 3.js for creating 3D games on the web. ReactiveFiber, a renderer that combines React and 3.js, is showcased in movement-based and color-changing games. The Talk concludes with the development of a bowling game using ReactiveFiber and complex components.

Today's Talk discusses integrating Unity into React Native apps for game development. Unity provides a wide range of capabilities and can be seamlessly integrated with React Native. The integration involves using the Unity View component and the Unity Message callback to enable communication between the two platforms. Native plugins are created to facilitate communication between Unity and React Native. The performance of Unity in React Native apps is comparable to regular React Native apps, and the decision to use Unity or React Native depends on the app's use case and need for advanced UI and gaming capabilities.

Jonny discusses marrying WebAssembly and WebGL games with React, emphasizing the importance of choosing the right tool for game development. He introduces the Godot game engine as a powerful choice for game development and highlights the limitations of Godot. Jonny demonstrates how to combine React with Godot and showcases the ability to dynamically switch between different games on the same website. He explains the process of exporting a Godot game to the web using WebAssembly. Jonny also discusses the communication between React and Godot games and highlights the benefits and future improvements of using this approach.