CHAPTER 1
Setting the Scene
In this chapter we will go through all the steps of creating a scene rendered with WebGL. We will show you how to
- obtain a WebGL context
- create different primitive types in WebGL
- understand and create vertex buffer objects (VBOs) and attributes
- do static two-dimensional rendering
- create a program and shaders
- set up the view matrices
- add animation and movement
- render a three-dimensional model
A Blank Canvas
Let’s start by creating a HTML5 document with a single <canvas> element (see Listing 1-1).
Listing 1-1. A basic blank canvas
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<title>A blank canvas</title>
<style> ...
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