PlayCanvas Browser-Based Game Engine Open-Sourced

The PlayCanvas Engine is a JavaScript library for building video games and includes graphics, physics, animation, audio engine, input device support (gamepads included), and an entity-component system. The WebGL-based graphics with this engine supports model loading, per-pixel lighting, shadow mapping, and post effects.
PlayCanvas was designed to be incredibly fast while HTML5, WebGL, and JavaScript based. Those interested in more information on this open-sourced browser game engine can view the announcement on Mozilla Hacks. Advanced information on the engine itself is available at PlayCanvas.com along with a swoop demo. The developers claim it's the "world's easiest to use WebGL Game Engine."
The PlayCanvas Engine is made available on GitHub under the MIT license.
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