In 1996, a whole new concept of computer generated images (CGI) was introduced in the revolutionary movie, Toy Story. This movie had set new standards in animation and computer graphics. The success of the movie was not just due to its screenplay but also due to the technology used to build it.

In the current time, the field of computer animation has developed from many aspects and is still growing at a rapid speed. So, what does JavaScript have to do with all these advancements? Well, JavaScript is getting readier than ever before to play its role in computer animated and 3D graphics via the Web.

WebGL is an open source JavaScript API for rendering 2D and 3D images and objects. The power of WebGL lies in its extension to nearly every browser by adopting the standards of browsers and their engines. It's highly adaptable and can be used in any modern day web browser to render images as required.

By the virtue of WebGL, it's now possible to write interactive...