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Powerful web graphics runtime built on WebGL, WebGPU, WebXR and glTF

20 mentions on Hacker News by 9 people: 4 stories, 16 comments · first 2014-06-04 · latest 2025-06-12

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  1. …has optional payment plans (for those that want to create private projects). PlayCanvas Engine: https://github.com/playcanvas/engine PlayCanvas Web Components: https://github.com/playcanvas/web-components PlayCanvas React:…
    comment by ovenchips · 2025-06-12 · in Show HN: Spark, An advanced 3D Gaussian Splatting renderer for Three.js
  2. Support for Javascript modules looks like it is in-progress: https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/issues/4767 Developing offline with the engine-only ( https://github.com/playcanvas/engine ) is obviously an option, but I wouldn't hold your…
    comment by daredevildave · 2024-05-16 · in Build WebGPU apps with PlayCanvas
  3. Only the engine is open source, the editor used to create the apps/games is not. https://github.com/playcanvas/engine#playcanvas-editor
    comment by freeCandy · 2021-08-01 · in Creating a DOOM-inspired aesthetic with PlayCanvas
  4. PlayCanvas is MIT-licensed. https://github.com/playcanvas/engine
    comment by xNeil · 2021-08-01 · in Creating a DOOM-inspired aesthetic with PlayCanvas
  5. Plus the engine codebase is open source (MIT): https://github.com/playcanvas/engine :)
    comment by ovenchips · 2019-10-01 · in Global Illumination in WebGL
  6. PlayCanvas might be an easier jumping on point for WebGL for you. See https://github.com/playcanvas/engine and https://playcanvas.com
    comment by MayorOfMonkeys · 2017-09-04 · in Ask HN: Where to find WebGL/Three.js open source developer?
  7. There's always the open source PlayCanvas Game Engine. Why re-invent the wheel? https://github.com/playcanvas/engine
    comment by MayorOfMonkeys · 2015-11-23 · in Freeciv-web WebGL 3D engine competition
  8. The engine itself is open source (MIT license): https://github.com/playcanvas/engine If you want a fancy editor to build more quickly, it's free to work in public. And for 'garage-outfits' that want to work in private, it's $15/month. I…
    comment by MayorOfMonkeys · 2015-10-21 · in BMW i8 in WebGL
  9. …of other developers. And the engine is open source if you're not interested using the Editor tools [ http://github.com/playcanvas/engine ]
    comment by daredevildave · 2015-08-16 · in Phaser – A fast, fun and free open source HTML5 game framework
  10. …use compiled portions, like PlayCanvas which uses ammo.js, a compiled native physics engine, https://github.com/playcanvas/engine
    comment by azakai · 2015-08-15 · in Why NASA Switched from Unity to Blend4Web
  11. …capabilities, it's definitely worth checking out the open source PlayCanvas engine. Codebase: https://github.com/playcanvas/engine Toolset: https://playcanvas.com/ The engine has physically based rendering integrated into it. Here's an…
    comment by MayorOfMonkeys · 2015-07-16 · in Show HN: Would you buy a washing machine online? How about now? WebGL v2
  12. Looks cool. How was your experience with three.js? Did you check out the PlayCanvas engine: https://github.com/playcanvas/engine - it's a bit more geared towards games.
    comment by MayorOfMonkeys · 2015-04-09 · in Show HN: Multiplayer game in WebGL/JavaScript with full source
  13. The engine is PlayCanvas. It's an open source game engine. Check out the repo on GitHub here: https://github.com/playcanvas/engine There's high level editor tools (kind of a blend of Google Docs and Unity) here: https://playcanvas.com/
    comment by MayorOfMonkeys · 2015-03-27 · in TANX: online multiplayer tank battle using WebGL and Node.js
  14. …also open-source[2] but more designed towards games than three? [1]: https://playcanvas.com/ [2]: https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/
    comment by daredevildave · 2015-03-15 · in Superpowers – The extensible, collaborative HTML5 2D+3D game maker
  15. Try PlayCanvas [ http://github.com/playcanvas/engine ] It's definitely state of the art. See our latest tech demo: http://seemore.playcanvas.com
    comment by daredevildave · 2015-03-08 · in In the age of free AAA game engines, are we still relevant?
  16. …Chrome only. Worth checking out the PlayCanvas Engine for a full, cross platform WebGL game engine: https://github.com/playcanvas/engine
    comment by MayorOfMonkeys · 2015-01-31 · in A 3D WebGL Game Built with JavaScript and THREE.js