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title: "Tools for game development - Game development | MDN"
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source: "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Games/Tools"
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1. [Game development](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Games)
2. [Tools for game development](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Games/Tools)
# Tools for game development
On this page, you can find links to our game development tools articles, which eventually aim to cover frameworks, compilers, and debugging tools.
[asm.js](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Games/Tools/asm.js)
asm.js is a very limited subset of the JavaScript language, which can be significantly optimized and run in an ahead-of-time (AOT) compiling engine for much faster performance than your typical JavaScript performance. This is, of course, great for games.
[Emscripten](https://github.com/emscripten-core/emscripten/wiki)
An LLVM to JavaScript compiler; with Emscripten, you can compile C++ and other languages that can compile to LLVM bytecode into high-performance JavaScript. This is an excellent tool for porting applications to the Web! There is a [useful Emscripten tutorial](https://github.com/emscripten-core/emscripten/wiki/Tutorial) available on the wiki.
[Firefox Profiler](https://profiler.firefox.com/docs/#/)
The Firefox Profiler lets you profile your code to help figure out where your performance issues are so that you can make your game run at top speed.
[Toolchain for developing and debugging games](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Games/Tools#toolchain_for_developing_and_debugging_games)
How does this differ from normal web app debugging? What specialist tools are available? A lot of this is going to be covered by Will in [tools](https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/devtools-user/index.html), but here we should provide a kind of practical toolchain tutorial for debugging games, with links to Will's stuff:
* Basic tools overview
* [Shader editor](https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/devtools-user/shader_editor/index.html)
* Performance tools (still in production, estimated early 2014)
## In this article
* [Web Technologies](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Games/Tools#web_technologies)
* [Port native games to the Web](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Games/Tools#port_native_games_to_the_web)
## [Web Technologies](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Games/Tools#web_technologies)
Web technologies in game development and their function
| **Function** | **Technology** |
| --- | --- |
| **Audio** | [Web Audio API](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Audio_API) |
| **Graphics** | [WebGL](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebGL_API) ([OpenGL ES](https://www.khronos.org/opengles/) 2.0) |
| **Input** | [Touch events](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Touch_events), [Gamepad API](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Gamepad_API/Using_the_Gamepad_API), device sensors, [WebRTC](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebRTC_API), [Full Screen API](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Fullscreen_API), [Pointer Lock API](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Pointer_Lock_API) |
| **Language** | [JavaScript](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript) (or C/C++ using [Emscripten](https://github.com/emscripten-core/emscripten/wiki) to compile to JavaScript) |
| **Networking** | [WebRTC](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebRTC_API) and/or [WebSockets](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebSockets_API) |
| **Storage** | [IndexedDB](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/IndexedDB_API) or the "cloud" |
| **Web** | [HTML](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML), [CSS](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS), [SVG](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG) (and much more!) |
[Fetch API](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Fetch_API)
Send and receive any kind of data you want from a Web server like downloading new game levels and artwork to transmitting non-real-time game status information back and forth.
[Full Screen API](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Fullscreen_API)
Full screen gameplay.
[Gamepad API](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Gamepad_API/Using_the_Gamepad_API)
Use gamepads or other game controllers.
[HTML](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML) and [CSS](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS)
Build, style, and lay out your game's user interface.
[HTML audio](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Reference/Elements/audio)
Easily play simple sound effects and music.
[IndexedDB](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/IndexedDB_API)
Store user data on their own computer or device.
[JavaScript](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript)
Fast web programming language to write the code for your game. To easily port your existing games, use [Emscripten](https://github.com/emscripten-core/emscripten/wiki) or [Asm.js](http://asmjs.org/spec/latest/).
[Pointer Lock API](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Pointer_Lock_API)
Lock the mouse or other pointing device within your game's interface.
[SVG](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG) (Scalable Vector Graphics)
Build vector graphics that scale smoothly regardless of the size or resolution of the user's display.
[Typed Arrays](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Typed_arrays)
Access raw binary data from within JavaScript; manipulate GL textures, game data, or anything else.
[Web Audio API](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Audio_API)
Control the playback, synthesis, and manipulation of audio in real time.
[WebGL](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebGL_API)
Create high-performance, hardware-accelerated 3D (and 2D) graphics. [OpenGL ES](https://www.khronos.org/opengles/) 2.0.
[WebRTC](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebRTC_API)
Real-Time Communications to control audio and video data, including teleconferencing and transmitting other application data back and forth between two users like chat.
[WebSockets](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebSockets_API)
Connect your app or site to a server to transmit data back and forth in real-time. Perfect for multiplayer gaming action, chat services, and so forth.
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