Your Frame Rate
Explore how frame rate affects animation smoothness in HTML5 Canvas using requestAnimationFrame. Understand why 60 FPS is ideal, how your device limits this rate, and learn methods to control animation speed by throttling frame updates.
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So far, I’ve been extolling the virtues of requestAnimationFrame and how it can make your animations really smooth. The word smooth isn’t really a good way to measure something. It won’t hold up under scrutiny! The way we measure smoothness is by using a number you are probably very familiar with called the frame rate. You are probably already familiar with ...