react-canvas VS Phaser

> Building an accessible canvas-based UI with a React-like API would make a lot more sense for SPAs

https://github.com/Flipboard/react-canvas

React is the Simpsons of web tech.

Flipboard's react-canvas

https://github.com/Flipboard/react-canvas

There seems to be also a canvas library for React, called react-canvas, but it seems lacking a lot of features compared to Fabric.js.

I remember Flipboard using canvas to render their UI before using react, which has the same idea, you can look at the repo and their post about it:

https://github.com/Flipboard/react-canvas

React Canvas

You can also try using Canvas element in react https://github.com/Flipboard/react-canvas

I'm confused, there is react-canvas. Does it just not work very good?

Just use an actual game framework https://phaser.io/

Phaser (MIT/JS) https://github.com/photonstorm/phaser

I used the Phaser framework to build the game! I didn't pick it for any particular reason, I just saw that they were offering prizes at the end of the game jam so I thought it'd be a good choice. In hindsight, once again, I should have read the fine print and realized that Phaser is very large for this kind of game jam, but MOVING ON.

Phaser: I've actually used this engine before! It's pretty decent if you're just making small browser games and really easy to use. I taught a programming class to kids aged 10-15 and we used this for a couple of projects. They had no problem making some decent games with it. MIT Licensed and would definitely recommend giving it a go if you want to make something that has the same sort of style as older browser flash games we all used to play on Miniclip and other similar sites.

https://phaser.io/ is a great framework to get started with

I love playing video games, especially console and mobile games. I learned about Phaser (an open source framework for building games with JavaScript) last year and have wanted to try out game development using the skills I already have as a web developer.