I'm learning game development and want to start by building a game with the Canvas API. Is it normal to use Canvas alongside React and Vite, or should I choose a different approach? I'm having trouble finding tutorials that combine these tools, so I'd appreciate recommendations or guidance on how they fit together.
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It depends on the kind of game. For graphics-heavy games with sprites, animation, or a continuously updating world, use Canvas or a game framework such as Phaser. React is generally a better fit for interface-driven games where most of the screen is buttons, text, counters, and other UI elements. Vite can still be used as the project setup either way; it doesn’t force you to render the game with React.
I’m mainly trying to learn the concepts by making a small game, so I’ll look into Phaser as well.