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Create stunning 3D graphics in your browser using the Three.js JavaScript library
About This Book- Enhance your 3D graphics with light sources, shadows, advanced materials, and textures
- Load models from external sources, and visualize and animate them directly from JavaScript
- Each subject is explained using extensive examples that you can use directly and adapt for your own purposes
If you know JavaScript and want to start creating 3D graphics that run in any browser, this book is a great choice for you. You dont need to know anything about math or WebGL; all that you need is general knowledge of JavaScript and HTML.
What You Will Learn- Use the different geometries that are provided by Three.js
- Apply realistic lighting and shadows to the 3D objects you have created
- Use the different camera controls provided by Three.js to effortlessly navigate around your 3D scene
- Make use of advanced textures on materials to create realistic-looking 3D objects by using bump maps, normal maps, specular maps, and light maps
- Import and animate models from external formats, such as OBJ, STL, Collada, and many more
- Create and run animations using morph targets and bone animations
- Explore the Physijs JavaScript library to apply physics to your 3D objects
- Interact directly with WebGL by creating custom vertex and fragment shaders
Modern browsers support WebGL, which makes it possible to create 3D graphics in a browser without having to use plugins such as Flash and Java. Programming WebGL, however, is difficult, complex, and very difficult to debug. With Three.js, it is possible to create stunning 3D graphics in an intuitive manner using JavaScript, without the need to know the details of WebGL.
Learning Three.js the JavaScript 3D Library for WebGL, Second Edition, is a practical, example-rich book that will help you learn about all the features of Three.js. This book will show you how to create or load models from externally created models and realistic-looking 3D objects using materials and textures. Youll also learn how to use the HTML5 video and canvas elements as a material for your 3D objects, different ways of animating your models, skeleton-based animation, and how to add physics such as gravity and collision detection to your scene. By the end of the book, youll know everything that is required to create 3D animated graphics that run in any browser using Three.js.
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First published: October 2013
Second edition: March 2015
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Jos Dirksen has worked as a software developer and architect for more than a decade. He has a lot of experience in a wide range of technologies, ranging from backend technologies, such as Java and Scala, to frontend development using HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. Besides working with these technologies, Jos also regularly speaks at conferences and likes to write about new and interesting technologies on his blog. He also likes to experiment with new technologies and see how they can be best used to create beautiful data visualizations, the results of which you can see on his blog at http://www.smartjava.org/.
Jos is currently working as a consultant for a large Dutch financial institution and has just finished a function as an enterprise architect for Malmberg, a large Dutch publisher of educational material. There, he helped to create a new digital platform for the creation and publishing of educational content for primary, secondary, and vocational education. Previously, Jos worked in many different roles in the private and public sectors, ranging from private companies, such as Philips and ASML, to organizations in the public sector, such as the Department of Defense.
Jos has also written two other books on Three.js Three.js Essentials , which uses an example-based approach to explore the most important feature of Three.js, and Three.js Cookbook , which provides a recipe-based approach to cover important use cases of Three.js.
Besides his interest in frontend JavaScript and HTML5 technologies, he is also interested in backend service development using REST and traditional web services.
Writing a book isn't something you do yourself. A lot of people helped and supported me when I was writing this book. Special thanks to the following people:
- All the guys from Packt who helped me during the writing, reviewing, and layout parts of the process. Great work guys!
- I, of course, have to thank Ricardo Cabello, also known as "Mr. d_b", for creating the great Three.js library.
- Many thanks go to the reviewers. They gave great feedback and comments that really helped improve the book. Your positive remarks really helped shape the book!
- And, of course, I'd like to thank my family. I'd like to thank my wife, Brigitte, for supporting me, and my two girls, Sophie and Amber, who always can find reasons to pull me away from the keyboard and computer.
Adrian Parr is a BAFTA-winning freelance frontend developer from London, UK. He has been creating interactive content since 1997, starting with CD-ROMs in Macromedia Director, websites using tables, mobile sites using WAP, and coding games in Flash 4. With his experience in developing content and managing technical teams, he has been hired by many London agencies, large and small. After a long period of specializing in the Adobe Flash Platform as an ActionScript developer, he is now focused on open web standards (HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript). He is currently playing with AngularJS, D3, Phaser, SVG animation, Processing, Arduino, Python on Raspberry Pi, and, of course, WebGL using Three.js. Outside of work, he enjoys cycling, windsurfing, and snowboarding. You can connect with him using the following platforms:
- Blog: www.adrianparr.com
- Twitter: www.twitter.com/adrianparr
- CodePen: www.codepen.io/adrianparr
- LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/adrianparr
Pramod S has more than 8 years of experience in the field of graphics programming using OpenGL and WebGL. He has worked on a few game titles for PC, console, and mobile platforms.
He is currently working as a technical leader in one of the Fortune 100 companies in the area of 3D visualization.
I appreciate our predecessors who have worked intensively to make graphics and the 3D library what they are today.
Sarath Saleem is a JavaScript developer with a strong background in web application development. With years of experience from various organizations in the IT industry, he has gained immense expertise in creating large-scale web tools, performance optimization, and JavaScript architecture.
At present, he is working for a web hosting company in Dubai besides pursuing his master's in software engineering from BITS, Dubai. During his free time, he polishes his passion for blending technology and the arts to enable creative growth. He is passionate about interactive data visualization, web 2D/3D graphics, and theoretical physics. He maintains http://graphoverflow.com, a collection of visualizations; you can connect with him on Twitter at @sarathsaleem.
Cesar Torres is a computer science PhD student at the University of California Berkeley. His research projects explore digital fabrication technologies as exciting, critical new media. Using frameworks such as Three.js, he builds computational design tools that aim to expand aesthetics and design practices as a vehicle for more engaging STEM education.
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