Who Needs Flash? New WebGL And HTML5 Browser Game Sets Tron’s Light Cycles In 3D

Cycleblob , an addictive browser game created by Israeli developer Shy Shalom , went live today. The game ports light cycles , the futuristic vehicles from the legendary 1982 film Tron , to the browser. Nerd power! Of course, seeing as Tron was recently upgraded with a new sequel , it's only fitting that light cycles should be given a more contemporary setting in which to compete -- especially if that backdrop takes advantage of modern web standards and contexts. In the original Tron, light cycles were matched against each other on a flat grid and were limited to making 90 degree turns, so Cycleblob has set its light cycles in motion on a rotating 3-dimensional field (really, a blob) that floats in space. Just as in the original, if you hit the wall of light left by your or your opponent's vehicle, it's game over.