An interesting report from the BBC details how Mozilla is currently developing graphical standards with Khronos for 3-D browser gaming.
What’s especially interesting is that the development is taking place among companies for setting web standards, rather than private gaming companies such as Blizzard, whom I would have thought would have been jumping at the chance to be involved.
Does that constitute a weakness or a strength? On the one hand, keeping close to browser standards would allow a wider potential platform for developers to work with across the board – but the danger is that developers are already far ahead in the game and that the issue of web-based standards for gaming is one of catch up rather than leadership.
This is probably why there’s little excitement in my favourite gaming forum, as until such advances in browser-based games make for mainstream reality, it’s going to be a subject that keeps the techies talking, while everyone else remains glued to their consoles.