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Babylon.js Essentials

By : Julien Moreau-Mathis
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Babylon.js Essentials

By: Julien Moreau-Mathis

Overview of this book

Are you familiar with HTML5? Do you want to build exciting games and Web applications? Then explore the exciting world of game and Web development with one of the best frameworks out there: Babylon.JS. Starting from the beginning, the book introduces the required basics for 3D development and the knowledge you need to use the Babylon.js framework. It focuses on the simplicity provided by Babylon.js and uses a combination of theory and practice. All the chapters are provided with example files ready to run; each example file provides the previously learned features of the framework. Finally, developers will be ready to easily understand new features added to the framework in the future.

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Julien Moreau-Mathis
Mar, 2016 | 200 pages
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Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Babylon.js Essentials
Babylon.js Essentials
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewer
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Babylon.js and the TypeScript Language
Babylon.js and the TypeScript Language
The creators
Why is Babylon.js developed using TypeScript?
Introduction to TypeScript - what you have to know
Summary
2
The Fundamentals of Babylon.js and Available Tools
The Fundamentals of Babylon.js and Available Tools
The Babylon.js structure and graphs
Creating your first scene
Summary
3
Create, Load, and Draw 3D Objects on the Screen
Create, Load, and Draw 3D Objects on the Screen
Using Blender to export scenes
Using 3ds Max to export scenes
Loading scenes with Babylon.js programmatically
Summary
4
Using Materials to Customize 3D Objects Appearance
Using Materials to Customize 3D Objects Appearance
Discussing the awesome theory behind the materials
Using the Babylon.js standard material
Using textures with materials
Summary
5
Create Collisions on Objects
Create Collisions on Objects
Checking collisions in a scene
Simulate physics
Configuring in Blender and 3ds Max
Summary
6
Manage Audio in Babylon.js
Manage Audio in Babylon.js
Playing 2D sounds
Playing 3D sounds
Summary
7
Defining Actions on Objects
Defining Actions on Objects
Defining actions on objects
Using conditions to control the actions graphs
Using the Actions Builder in 3ds Max
Summary
8
Add Rendering Effects Using Built-in Post-processes
Add Rendering Effects Using Built-in Post-processes
Using post-processes with Babylon.js
Using post-process rendering pipelines with Babylon.js
The built-in post-processes
Summary
9
Create and Play Animations
Create and Play Animations
Creating animations using Babylon.js
Using easing functions to smooth animations
Importing and managing animated models
Summary

Summary

In this chapter, you obtained the necessary knowledge to develop programs using TypeScript with Babylon.js. You'll see that working with TypeScript can be more productive and secure in most cases. Additionally, some developers will be more comfortable when using types as they are used to development with typing.

Don't hesitate to manipulate TypeScript with the attached example files. Don't forget to install gulp and run the command lines.

You can also run the following command line:

    gulp watch

This will track and recompile the TS files at each modification automatically.

In the next chapter, let's get straight to the heart of the matter with an introduction to the Babylon.js framework, and how to create an engine and scene entities such as lights, cameras, and meshes (3D objects). You'll build your first 3D scene with Babylon.js and understand the architecture of the framework really quickly!

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