Cantor D., Jones B. - WebGL Beginner's Guide [2012, PDF/EPUB, ENG] + Code

WebGL Beginner's Guide

Год: 2012 (June)
Автор: Diego Cantor, Brandon Jones
Издательство: Packt Publishing
ISBN: 9781849691727
Язык: Английский
Формат: PDF/EPUB
Качество: Изначально компьютерное (eBook)
Интерактивное оглавление: Да
Количество страниц: 377
Описание: WebGL is a new web technology that brings hardware-accelerated 3D graphics to the browser without installing additional software. As WebGL is based on OpenGL and brings in a new concept of 3D graphics programming to web development, it may seem unfamiliar to even experienced Web developers.

Packed with many examples, this book shows how WebGL can be easy to learn despite its unfriendly appearance. Each chapter addresses one of the important aspects of 3D graphics programming and presents different alternatives for its implementation. The topics are always associated with exercises that will allow the reader to put the concepts to the test in an immediate manner.

WebGL Beginner’s Guide presents a clear road map to learning WebGL. Each chapter starts with a summary of the learning goals for the chapter, followed by a detailed description of each topic. The book offers example-rich, up-to-date introductions to a wide range of essential WebGL topics, including drawing, color, texture, transformations, framebuffers, light, surfaces, geometry, and more. With each chapter, you will “level up” your 3D graphics programming skills. This book will become your trustworthy companion filled with the information required to develop cool-looking 3D web applications with WebGL and JavaScript.

What you will learn from this book:

Understand the structure of a WebGL application
Build and render 3D objects with WebGL
Load complex models using JSON and AJAX
Set up a lighting model using shaders, physics of light reflection, and lighting strategies
Create a camera and use it to move around a 3D scene
Use texturing, lighting and shading techniques to add greater realism to 3D scenes
Implement selection of objects in a 3D scene with the mouse

• Advanced techniques to create more visually complex and compelling scenes