WebGL Up and Running

Foreword
Preface

1. An Introduction to WebGL
-WebGL-A Technical Definition
-3D Graphics-A Primer
-The WebGL API
-Chapter Summary

2. Your First WebGL Program
-Three.js-A JavaScript 3D Engine
-Setting Up Three.js
-A Simple Three.js Page
-A Real Example
-Chapter Summary

3. Graphics
-Sim.js-A Simple Simulation Framework for WebGL
-Creating Meshes
-Using Materials, Textures, and Lights
-Building a Transform Hierarchy
-Creating Custom Geometry
-Rendering Points and Lines
-Writing a Shader
-Chapter Summary

4. Animation
-Animation Basics
-Creating Tweens Using the Tween.js Library
-Animating an Articulated Model with Keyframes
-Animating Materials and Lights
-Animating Textures
-Animating Skinned Meshes and Morphs
-Chapter Summary

5. Interaction
-Hit Detection, Picking, and Projection
-Implementing Rollovers and Clicks
-Implementing Dragging
-Using Hit Point and Normal Information
-Camera-Based Interaction
-Chapter Summary

6. Integrating 2D and 3D
-Combining Dynamic HTML and WebGL
-Overlaying 3D Visuals on 2D Pages
-Creating Dynamic Textures with a Canvas 2D
-Using Video As a Texture
-Rendering Dynamically Generated 3D Text
-WebGL for Ultimate Mashups
-Chapter Summary

7. WebGL in Production
-Choosing a Runtime Framework
-Loading 3D Content
-Creating 3D Content
-Browser Realities
-Handling Context Lost Events
-WebGL and Security
-Chapter Summary

8. Your First WebGL Game
-Building the Pieces
-Putting It All Together
-Chapter Summary
-Afterword

Appendix: WebGL Resources

Index