Adding interactive graphical elements to text-based browser game with HTML5

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Published on 2012-10-09T13:10:29Z Indexed on 2012/10/09 15:59 UTC
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I'm re-writing an old virtual world/browser based game. It is text and HTML form based with some static graphics. The client is HTML and JS. I want to introduce some interactive graphical elements to certain parts of the game, for example a 'customise character' page, with hooks to server side and local data storage.

I want to use HTML5/JS, what is the best approach to designing the web-site? For example could I use Boilerplate and then embed these interactive elements in the page?

Thanks

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