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WebGL Beginner's Guide

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WebGL Beginner's Guide

Overview of this book

WebGL is a new web technology that brings hardware-accelerated 3D graphics to the browser without installing additional software. As WebGL is based on OpenGL and brings in a new concept of 3D graphics programming to web development, it may seem unfamiliar to even experienced Web developers.Packed with many examples, this book shows how WebGL can be easy to learn despite its unfriendly appearance. Each chapter addresses one of the important aspects of 3D graphics programming and presents different alternatives for its implementation. The topics are always associated with exercises that will allow the reader to put the concepts to the test in an immediate manner.WebGL Beginner's Guide presents a clear road map to learning WebGL. Each chapter starts with a summary of the learning goals for the chapter, followed by a detailed description of each topic. The book offers example-rich, up-to-date introductions to a wide range of essential WebGL topics, including drawing, color, texture, transformations, framebuffers, light, surfaces, geometry, and more. With each chapter, you will "level up"ù your 3D graphics programming skills. This book will become your trustworthy companion filled with the information required to develop cool-looking 3D web applications with WebGL and JavaScript.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
WebGL Beginner's Guide
Credits
About the Authors
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Credits

Authors

Diego Cantor

Brandon Jones

Reviewers

Paul Brunt

Dan Ginsburg

Andor Salga

Giles Thomas

Acquisition Editor

Wilson D'Souza

Lead Technical Editor

Azharuddin Sheikh

Technical Editors

Manasi Poonthottam

Manali Mehta

Rati Pillai

Ankita Shashi

Manmeet Singh Vasir

Copy Editor

Leonard D'Silva

Project Coordinator

Joel Goveya

Proofreader

Lesley Harrison

Indexer

Monica Ajmera Mehta

Graphics

Valentina D'silva

Manu Joseph

Production Coordinator

Melwyn D'sa

Cover Work

Melwyn D'sa