World's Biggest Pac-Man Features Thousands of Crowdsourced Levels
Michael Hines — April 18, 2011 — Tech
References: worldsbiggestpacman & technabob
My passion for the arcade icon Pac-Man has been reignited thanks to World's Biggest Pac-Man, a new website that lets you create your own Pac-Man map and then link it together with other maps to create a massive multilevel game.
World's Biggest Pac-Man was created to show off the capabilities of HTML 5 on Internet Explorer 9. The game also functions just fine on other popular browsers like Firefox and Google Chrome. The gameplay is basically the same, except that users enter a new map every time they enter a hole in the wall. With over 4,000 maps created, one could theoretically play with a single life for hours on end. The site features a stat-tracking board that tracks both global and individual stats. If you've got an incurable case of Pac-Man fever, you're definitely going to want to check out World's Biggest Pac-Man.
World's Biggest Pac-Man was created to show off the capabilities of HTML 5 on Internet Explorer 9. The game also functions just fine on other popular browsers like Firefox and Google Chrome. The gameplay is basically the same, except that users enter a new map every time they enter a hole in the wall. With over 4,000 maps created, one could theoretically play with a single life for hours on end. The site features a stat-tracking board that tracks both global and individual stats. If you've got an incurable case of Pac-Man fever, you're definitely going to want to check out World's Biggest Pac-Man.
Trend Themes
1. User-generated Gaming - Opportunities for users to create their own game levels and share them with others, fostering creativity and engagement.
2. Massive Multiplayer Games - The ability to link maps together to create a large-scale, collaborative gaming experience.
3. HTML5 Gaming - The use of HTML5 technology to develop high-quality, browser-based games with cross-platform compatibility.
Industry Implications
1. Gaming - Innovations in user-generated content and massive multiplayer games are disrupting the traditional gaming industry.
2. Web Development - The demand for HTML5 expertise is increasing as gaming companies and developers embrace browser-based gaming.
3. Social Networking - Platforms that allow users to create and share game levels are blurring the lines between gaming and social networking.
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