[rationalthug]

Was just browsing through the game engine code and came across this:

   // Effect Game Engine
   // Copyright (c) 2005 - 2009 Effect Games LLC and Joseph Huckaby.
   // All rights reserved.  Patent Pending.

Patent pending? Seriously? What aspects of your code you are attempting to patent?

While I'm sure you've pulled off many cool JS tricks in creating your product, is a patent necessary? The problem for every one, once your patent issues, if it does, is the temptation to chase down every smart programmer who has done something cool with browser based game programming.

What in your work is so novel that copyright won't suffice? Is it more about the entire ecosystem/framework you've created?