Getting Started with React VR

DirectionalLight

From AmbientLight to DirectionalLight, we are moving from the abstract to the slightly less abstract. A DirectionalLight is really there to take the place of the Sun. The sun's rays are always parallel to each other; in the same way, the DirectionalLight doesn't spread out like a light that's located closer would. 

Here is a DirectionalLight and no AmbientLight:

The code is as follows:

<DirectionalLight  intensity={.9}  style={{ transform: [{ rotateZ: 35 }] }}/>

In the picture, we've rotated the DirectionalLight to the side slightly; the sphere looks interesting, but not quite right compared to the rest of the scene. This is ...