This is becoming something of a tradition. For the third year in a row, the 12 Days of Christmas Gift Ideas series of videos is now complete. And just as it was done last year, this year’s 12th video is a Christmas Card from Photics. The 2025 Christmas Card is a Jigsaw Puzzle. This is based on the same JavaScript code that was used to create the Photics: Jigsaw game.
Author: Photics
HTML Tags List
“A Book About Making Web Games” has changed to the “Photics Web Guide”. There were technical issues. But more importantly, I wanted to do something a little more serious. The world is filled with amazing video games — including web games — but the Internet overall has been feeling stale lately. That’s why the focus was shifted to a more generalized Web Development / Web Design book. And while working on the book, a testing ground for HTML tags was needed. So, I put it here. Enjoy! 🙂
The Presidential AI Challenge Is An Excellent Idea!
Don’t let political hate blind you from an amazing opportunity. The Presidential AI Challenge would have been awesome when I was back in school. Let’s be real here. The next generation could be facing the toughest job market of all generations. How are you going to build a career if the machines (AI) can do it faster, cheaper, and better than you? It starts here! You can use your head start to become a technological leader!
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Photics: Jigsaw Now Playable! 🧩
Work on “A Book About Making Web Games” continues with a new Photics game — Photics: Jigsaw! It’s a solar system themed jigsaw game. The idea is to travel through the solar system by completing the puzzles. The game gets more difficult as you journey outwards from the sun.
What Is “Photics” About?
Early on in my career, I didn’t feel like I was pursuing a higher purpose. That’s how Photics got started. The idea was to create something more significant. While the topics have changed over the years, the general idea was to do something good. This is a place to learn and have fun. However, there’s something else. There’s a bigger mission. Growing up with 1980s culture, the idea was always there, but I hadn’t seen it put it into words so eloquently.