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In plain words

Flax is an early HTML5 game engine created by Ciarán McCann and Carl Lange, launched in 2010. It allows developers to build games using HTML5 technology during the era when browser-based game development was emerging. The engine is designed for anyone interested in creating web-based games without relying on traditional plugins. Flax stands out as a pioneering effort in bringing game development to the browser.

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flax.ie was a project by Ciarán McCann and Carl Lange . We built one of the earliest HTML5 game engines, launched in June 2010 when we werefrom flax.ie

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