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Total lack of IE support is a bit...problematic.

by count_zero 14y ago

jiggy2011 14y ago
IDK, if you want to run WebGL games you probably don't use IE anyway.
- socialist_coder 14y ago
  It is not an issue of users who want to run WebGL games, it is an issue of developers who want to target customers who run IE. In that sense, you are still virtually forced to use Flash if you want to hit the largest possible market. Niche / hardcore game developers can potentially ignore this but if you are going for mass market you really can't.
  - ilaksh 14y ago
    Right, that is why Microsoft did not include.webgl support in IE, because then the web platform would.compete with their Windows PC gaming monopoly. To get around that people just need to another browser, which is what people obviously should do, unless they want to be.forced to buy Windows pcs for.the rest of their gaming lives.
  - count_zero 14y ago
    Exactly, it goes beyond games. As a web developer at a creative agency, it's impossible to pitch an interactive 3D simulation or data visualization project to a client if it won't work in IE. I'd be happy if even CSS 3D transforms were widely supported.
purplelobster 14y ago
I have no problem dropping IE support for app-like experiences. Honestly, people on IE are mostly at work or don't know much about technology and are less likely to play games. I don't see how asking the user to install another browser is bad compared to having to install steam or be limited to your flavor of mobile OS or console.
- rjd 14y ago
  ... and people at work won't play online games?
- exodust 14y ago
  > "people on IE are mostly at work or don't know much about technology..." IE9 is pretty solid in many ways. Runs javascript faster than Firefox. Jquery animated interface effects and so on run noticeably smoother and quicker in IE9. My main browser is Firefox and I like it, but I've noticed IE9's faster performance when testing.
irrlichthn 14y ago
You can run WebGL on InternetExplorer using IEWebGL: http://www.iewebgl.com/ http://www.iewebgl.com/
hrishikeshio 14y ago
No one really uses IE these days..

Total lack of IE support is a bit...problematic.

jiggy2011 14y ago

IDK, if you want to run WebGL games you probably don't use IE anyway.

socialist_coder 14y ago
It is not an issue of users who want to run WebGL games, it is an issue of developers who want to target customers who run IE. In that sense, you are still virtually forced to use Flash if you want to hit the largest possible market. Niche / hardcore game developers can potentially ignore this but if you are going for mass market you really can't.
- ilaksh 14y ago
  Right, that is why Microsoft did not include.webgl support in IE, because then the web platform would.compete with their Windows PC gaming monopoly. To get around that people just need to another browser, which is what people obviously should do, unless they want to be.forced to buy Windows pcs for.the rest of their gaming lives.
- count_zero 14y ago
  Exactly, it goes beyond games. As a web developer at a creative agency, it's impossible to pitch an interactive 3D simulation or data visualization project to a client if it won't work in IE. I'd be happy if even CSS 3D transforms were widely supported.

purplelobster 14y ago

I have no problem dropping IE support for app-like experiences. Honestly, people on IE are mostly at work or don't know much about technology and are less likely to play games. I don't see how asking the user to install another browser is bad compared to having to install steam or be limited to your flavor of mobile OS or console.

rjd 14y ago
... and people at work won't play online games?
exodust 14y ago
> "people on IE are mostly at work or don't know much about technology..." IE9 is pretty solid in many ways. Runs javascript faster than Firefox. Jquery animated interface effects and so on run noticeably smoother and quicker in IE9. My main browser is Firefox and I like it, but I've noticed IE9's faster performance when testing.

irrlichthn 14y ago

You can run WebGL on InternetExplorer using IEWebGL: http://www.iewebgl.com/ http://www.iewebgl.com/

hrishikeshio 14y ago

No one really uses IE these days..