Jos Dirksen - Three.js Essentials [2015, PDF, ENG]

1: Get Up and Running with Three.js
Introducing Three.js
Looking at the requirements for Three.js
Setting up a local development environment
Creating a minimal Three.js web application
Enhancing the basic scene
Debugging the examples in this book
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2: Creating a 3D World Globe and Visualizing Open Data
Setting up the globe and camera controls
Adding basic textures to the globe
Adding directional and ambient lighting
Combining with a starry background
Improving the look with more advanced textures
Adding 2D information using HTML canvas as a texture
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3: Navigate around a Randomly Generated Maze
The result we're aiming for in this chapter
Creating the maze
Animating the cube
Setting up collision detection
Adding textures and improving the lighting
Adding trackball and keyboard controls
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4: Visualizing Audio Data with a Particle System
Visualizing the audio volume
Creating a particle system by hand
Customizing colors of individual particles
Combining dynamic colors to create advanced visualizations
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5: Programmatic Geometries
Creating a 3D terrain from scratch
Creating a city from scratch
Creating parametric trees
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6: Combining HTML and Three.js with CSS3DRenderer
Setting up a CSS3DRenderer skeleton
Creating an interactive 3D Google Maps cube
Animating HTML elements with TweenJS
Creating a parametric terrain using CSS sprites
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7: Loading and Animating External Models Using Blender
Installing Blender and the Three.js plugin
Exporting a model from Blender and showing it in Three.js
Using Blender's predefined materials in Three.js
Working with skeletal-based animations in Three.js
Working with morph-based animations in Three.js
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