Beginning WebGL for HTML5

Table of Contents

1. Title
2. Dedication
3. Contents at a Glance
4. Contents
5. About the Author
6. About the Technical Reviewer
7. Acknowledgments
8. Introduction
9. Chapter 1: Setting the Scene
   1. A Blank Canvas
   2. Getting Context
   3. WebGL Components
   4. Rendering in Two Dimensions
   5. The View: Part I
   6. Adding Color
   7. Animation and Model Movement
   8. The View: Part II
   9. Three-Dimensional Rendering
   10. Summary
10. Chapter 2: Shaders 101
    1. Graphics Pipelines
    2. GL Shading Language
    3. Basic Usage
    4. GLSL Specification in More Detail
    5. Built-in Functions
    6. Interactive GLSL Environs
    7. Procedural Shaders
    8. Summary
11. Chapter 3: Textures and Lighting
    1. Textures
    2. Texture Options
    3. Texturing a 3D Object
    4. Toggling State
    5. Multiple Textures
    6. Lighting
    7. Lighting Models
    8. Texture and Lighting Together
    9. Summary
12. Chapter 4: Increasing Realism
    1. Setup
    2. Lighting Revisited
    3. Fog
    4. Shadows
    5. Depth Buffer
    6. Blending
    7. Reflection and Refraction
    8. Putting it All Together
    9. Summary
13. Chapter 5: Physics
    1. Background
    2. Forces Acting Upon Us
    3. Code Setup
    4. Storing Information
    5. Gravity
    6. Velocity in Three Dimensions
    7. Intercollisions
    8. Projectiles
    9. Potential Energy
    10. Summary
14. Chapter 6: Fractals, Height Maps, and Particle Systems
    1. Painting Directly with the GPU
    2. Fractals
    3. Generation of Fractals
    4. Rendering a Grid Mesh with One TRIANGLE_STRIP Call
    5. Height Maps
    6. Terrain
    7. Particle Systems
    8. Summary
15. Chapter 7: Three.js Framework
    1. Background
    2. Setup
    3. Basic Usage
    4. Updating Objects
    5. Falling Back to the 2D Canvas Context
    6. Shaders
    7. Revisiting Earlier Book Code
    8. Advanced Usage
    9. Summary
16. Chapter 8: Productivity Tools
    1. Frameworks
    2. Meshes
    3. Shaders
    4. Textures
    5. Physics Engines
    6. Summary
17. Chapter 9: Debugging and Performance
    1. Debugging
    2. Performance
    3. Summary
18. Chapter 10: Effects, Tips, and Tricks
    1. Effects
    2. Antialiasing
    3. Nonphotorealistic Rendering
    4. Framebuffers
    5. Picking Objects
    6. Shadow Map Implementation
    7. Summary
19. Afterword: The Future of WebGL
    1. Support
    2. Adoption
    3. Active Development
    4. The Final Word
20. Appendix A: Essential HTML5 and JavaScript
    1. Essential HTML5
    2. Essential JavaScript
    3. jQuery
21. Appendix B: Graphics Refresher
    1. Pixels
    2. Primitives
    3. Colors
    4. Coordinate Systems
    5. Transforms
    6. Math
22. Appendix C: WebGL Spec. Odds and Ends
    1. WebGLContextAttributes
    2. Texture Properties
    3. Cube Map Targets
    4. Framebuffer and RenderBuffer Targets and Attachments
23. Appendix D: Additional Resources
    1. Companion Website
    2. Topics
24. Index