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Going the Distance with Babylon.js

By : Josh Elster
Book Image

Going the Distance with Babylon.js

By: Josh Elster

Overview of this book

Babylon.js allows anyone to effortlessly create and render 3D content in a web browser using the power of WebGL and JavaScript. 3D games and apps accessible via the web open numerous opportunities for both entertainment and profit. Developers working with Babylon.js will be able to put their knowledge to work with this guide to building a fully featured 3D game. The book provides a hands-on approach to implementation and associated methodologies that will have you up and running, and productive in no time. Complete with step-by-step explanations of essential concepts, practical examples, and links to fully working self-contained code snippets, you’ll start by learning about Babylon.js and the finished Space-Truckers game. You’ll also explore the development workflows involved in making the game. Focusing on a wide range of features in Babylon.js, you’ll iteratively add pieces of functionality and assets to the application being built. Once you’ve built out the basic game mechanics, you’ll learn how to bring the Space-Truckers environment to life with cut scenes, particle systems, animations, shadows, PBR materials, and more. By the end of this book, you’ll have learned how to structure your code, organize your workflow processes, and continuously deploy to a static website/PWA a game limited only by bandwidth and your imagination.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
1
Part 1: Building the Application
7
Part 2: Constructing the Game
13
Part 3: Going the Distance

Part 1: Building the Application

This first part of the book establishes the important foundations that will be leveraged in future chapters. Starting with a survey of Space-Truckers and Babylon.js, we will construct the main pillars of the game’s hosting application. Although a basic understanding of Babylon.js is recommended, the main requirement is to have some knowledge of JavaScript or a similar programming language.

This section comprises the following chapters:

  • Chapter 1, The Space-Truckers Operation Manual
  • Chapter 2, Ramping up on Babylon.js
  • Chapter 3, Establishing the Development Workflow
  • Chapter 4, Creating the Application
  • Chapter 5, Adding a Cut Scene and Handling Input