Draft: JavaScript Road Map (March 12, 2009)

The following is a rough outline of where I want to take my JavaScript project:

Version 0.1 - Proof of Concepts (Current Release)

• Frame based animations run smoothly
• Render frames without artifacts
• Sufficient browser speed for playability
• Sufficient mouse and keyboard hooks available
• Rough design outline for best performance

Version 0.2 - Pathfinding & Obstacle Avoidance (In Development - Subject to Change)

• Macro-node based pathfinding
• Attraction/repulsion based path-traversal
• Spacial partitioning system

Version 0.3 - Graphics Engine (Subject to Change)

• Stream-lined graphics pipeline
• Implement engine states
• Implement engine options (quality settings etc)

Version 0.4 - Artificial Intelligence (Subject to Change)

• More research is needed in this area...

Unassigned Features - Miscellaneous (Subject to Change)

• User Interface
• Solidify mouse/keyboard support
• Browser sniffer (cross browser/platform feature detection)
• Audio support
• Worker thread support (especially in pathfinding)
• Off-line storage (frame-sets, audio, etc)

Post Version 1.0 Features - Possibilities (Subject to Change)

• Network sockets (perhaps supported through a JavaScript to Flash/Java/Silverlight API)?