Web games have a shoddy reputation. Well-written games are available on high-end game consoles, and for computers equipped with modern graphics processors. Even mobile gaming has come a long way since the canonical "Snake." But Web games, like Rodney Dangerfield, get no respect. That said, recent advances in modern browsers have the potential to bring quality gaming experiences to the browser. The most important technology in this respect is WebGL, which brings direct access to hardware-accelerated graphics.
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