Using lit APIs to make dope games with Expo

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Expo demonstration that uses xgl bridges WebGL to OpenGL ES to run Pixi and threejs code natively, showing a voxel terrain, a Sunset Cyberspace game on App/Play stores and a Crossy Road clone (taken down by DMCA). Controls use device motion and a native joystick component; networking uses Firebase/Redux for auth and leaderboards. AR proof-of-concept loads LDraw bricks in ~30 minutes, runs Bullet physics and sustains 60 fps on-device rendering across examples.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 0:38Evan Bacon
3. 1:54Gaming in Expo
4. 12:56Augmented Reality
5. 16:082.-15 step process to get started
6. 19:14Graphics Outside of Gaming

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