WebGL Beginner's Guide

Time for action – coloring the cube

1. Open the file ch6_Cube.html using your HTML5 Internet browser. You will see a page like the one shown in the following screenshot:
   

   In this exercise, we are going to compare constant versus per-vertex coloring. Let's talk about the page's widgets:

   • Use Lambert Coefficient: When selected it will include the Lambert coefficient in the calculation of the final color.
   • Constant/Per-Vertex: The two options to color objects explained before.
   • Simple Cube: Corresponds to a JSON object where the vertices are defined once.
   • Complex Cube: Loads a JSON object where the vertices are repeated with the goal of obtaining multiple normals ...