Is using Canvas/WebGL an absolute must for every html5 game, in your opinion?

[trueicecold]

For a simple game, with very few moving elements (very simple animations with very few elements using GSAP), Is there a real reason to use canvas or webgl programming rather than DOM?

For me at least, writing simple html and javascript is much faster than writing a PIXI/Phaser code, and I really can't see the reason of using canvas for the type of game I need, especially if working with crosswalk or WKWebView, where the browser is fast enough to render more than simple animations...

 

Your thoughts?

[ericjbasti]

No way is it a must. If you can make it work with just DOM elements go for it. I do everything in Canvas/WebGL because I move it through Ejecta and into an iOS app. But you can save a lot of headaches by not using them for everything (or anything).

[Firenibbler]

I prefer using canvas, however, it is in now way a requirement. also, if it is just a simple game than why use phaser or

pixi? just make it without a framework.