When it comes to presenting graphically oriented programs through a browser, the usual go-to development platforms have been Adobe Flash and -- to a lesser extent -- Microsoft Silverlight. But other, more open technologies are starting to show promise.
Of the nearly 80 projects featured on Chrome Experiments, the majority are graphic demos. As impressive as such eye candy is, they're not good examples of how capable JavaScript can be for running graphically-oriented applications that are actually useful.
But there are a few notable ones, which we present here. (Despite the site's name, these programs should run on any browser that supports JavaScript.)
- Canvas Sketch : Fingerpainting for mobile devices
- Impressionist : Monet-ize your photos
- Sketchpad : Drawing made easy
- Twitterbrowse : Find friends and followers
- Vectomatic : Vector graphics for dummies
- World of Solitaire : Full-featured card game
- Bomomo : Doodling gone wild
- Harmony : Brush up on your painting
- HasCanvas : Create sketches and learn code
- Social Collider : Re-tweet tracker
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