| HTML (1993-Present) WHATWG / W3C |
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"Rogue Quest: The Crypt of the Leech King" by Expera Game Studio HyperText Markup Language is a standard for the displaying of documents through a web browser. Originally developed by Tim Berners-Lee throughout the early 1990s (with roots going as far back as 1980,) HTML became the premier method of sharing information through the Internet, its capabilities being expanded upon by other languages such as CSS and JavaScript. For years, HTML and its conjoined languages were largely ignored as a platform for webgames, with developers opting for plugin-based technology instead. However, as Flash and other plugins fell out of style, and HTML5 became a recommended standard, many have shifted their projects to the HTML family - or abandoned proprietary plugins altogether - instead uploading their content to websites such as YouTube. (Note: For brevity, Flashpoint labels any entry that doesn't use plugin-enabled content as "HTML.") |