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by nye2k 3689 days ago
You absolutely cannot easily reproduce a proper Flash experience in JavaScript, or Canvas.

This is a problem we've been working on for years building animated experiences for kids, and the js "equivalent" is heavy on assets and extremely limits what the artist and developer can produce in the same amount of time.

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> You absolutely cannot easily reproduce a proper Flash experience in JavaScript, or Canvas.

Didn't Adobe Animate[1] (the successor of Flash) allow you to convert a .fla file to Canvas (or WebGL)?

[1] https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/using/creating-publishing-ht...

Sorry that should have read:

"Unfortunately you could easily replace Flash for JavaScript these days [in that quote]."