function animLoop( render, element ) {
    var running, lastFrame = +new Date;
    function loop( now ) {
        // stop the loop if render returned false
        if ( running !== false ) {
            requestAnimationFrame( loop, element );
            running = render( now - lastFrame );
            lastFrame = now;
        }
    }
    loop( lastFrame );
}

// Move the element on the right at ~600px/s
animLoop(function( deltaT ) {
  elem.style.left = ( left += 10 * deltaT / 16 ) + "px";
  if ( left > 400 ) {
    return false;
  }
});