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Real-Time 3D Graphics with WebGL 2 - Second Edition

By : Farhad Ghayour, Diego Cantor
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Book Image

Real-Time 3D Graphics with WebGL 2 - Second Edition

5 (1)
By: Farhad Ghayour, Diego Cantor

Overview of this book

As highly interactive applications have become an increasingly important part of the user experience, WebGL is a unique and cutting-edge technology that brings hardware-accelerated 3D graphics to the web. Packed with 80+ examples, this book guides readers through the landscape of real-time computer graphics using WebGL 2. Each chapter covers foundational concepts in 3D graphics programming with various implementations. Topics are always associated with exercises for a hands-on approach to learning. This book presents a clear roadmap to learning real-time 3D computer graphics with WebGL 2. 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 3D computer graphics topics, including rendering, colors, textures, transformations, framebuffers, lights, surfaces, blending, geometry construction, advanced techniques, and more. With each chapter, you will "level up" your 3D graphics programming skills. This book will become your trustworthy companion in developing highly interactive 3D web applications with WebGL and JavaScript.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

Communities

Computer graphics is a vast landscape of complex, beautiful, and inspiring concepts. One of the best ways to learn, share, and inspire others is to involve yourself in communities dedicated to this discipline. Here is a non-exhaustive list of some of the most popular communities:

  • Chrome Experiments (https://experiments.withgoogle.com) is an online showroom of web browser-based experiments, interactive programs, and artistic projects.
  • WebGL.com (https://WebGL.com) is the leading community for WebGL developers and comprises demos, tutorials, news, and more.
  • SketchFab (https://sketchfab.com) is a platform to publish, share, discover, buy, and sell 3D, VR, and AR content. It provides a viewer based on the WebGL and WebVR technologies that allows users to display 3D models on the web.
  • ShaderToy (https://www.shadertoy.com) is a cross-browser online community and tool for...