Programming 3D Applications with HTML5 and WebGL

Index

Symbols

% mod operator, Animating by Programmatically Updating Properties

100,000 Stars project, Introduction–Introduction

2D Canvas API

3D rendering libraries and, Canvas-Based 3D Libraries–Comparing the Canvas renderer to the WebGL renderer

additional resources, Canvas 2D Context Specification

background, Canvas Basics

drawing features, Canvas API Features–Canvas API Features

programmable shaders and, Shaders

rendering 3D, Rendering 3D with the Canvas API–Canvas-Based 3D Libraries

Three.js rendering, The Three.js Canvas Renderer–Comparing the Canvas renderer to the WebGL renderer

WebGL and, Canvas: Universal 2D Drawing

3D environments, Rendering 3D Environments

(see also developing 3D environments)

browser-based integrated, Browser-Based Integrated Environments–3D Repositories and Stock Art

rendering, Rendering 3D Environments–Rendering 3D Environments

WebGL framework and, WebGL Framework Requirements

3D geometry

creating, Creating 3D Geometry–Creating 3D Geometry

CSS3 support, Rendering 3D Environments

prebuilt geometry classes, Paths, Shapes, and Extrusions–BufferGeometry for Optimized Mesh Rendering

prebuilt geometry types, Prebuilt Geometry Types–Paths, Shapes, and Extrusions

3D graphics

background, Introduction–Introduction

browser support, Browser Realities

cameras, Cameras, Perspective, Viewports, and Projections, Creating the Scene

coordinate systems, 3D Coordinate Systems

defined, What Is 3D?

geometry in, Creating 3D Geometry–Creating 3D Geometry, Geometry and Meshes–BufferGeometry for Optimized ...