Create and animate stunning 3D browser-based graphics with the Three.js JavaScript library without needing to understand the complexity of WebGL Key Features Construct 3D graphics and animations for the web without needing to understand WebGL Enhance your 3D graphics with light sources, shadows, advanced materials, and textures Load models from external sources, and visualize and animate them directly from JavaScript Book DescriptionWebGL allows us to create 3D graphics in the browser without having to use plugins such as Flash and Java. However, programming in WebGL can be complex and challenging. With Three.js, you can create stunning 3D graphics intuitively using JavaScript without having to learn WebGL. In this book, you'll learn how to create and animate immersive 3D scenes directly in your browser using the full potential of WebGL and modern browsers. This latest edition of Learn Three.js starts with extensive examples and code samples of the basic concepts and building blocks of Three.js, before diving headlong into more advanced concepts, such as DecalGeometry. You'll also learn how to create, or load from externally created models, realistic 3D objects using materials and textures. You'll learn how to use morph target and skeleton-based animation, before adding physics, such as gravity and collision detection, to your scene. In this new edition, we'll show you how to use Cannon.js to add realistic physics to your scenes, and you'll see how easy it is to integrate Blender, React, and TypeScript with Three.js, as well as WebXR, which we'll use to create virtual reality and augmented reality scenes. By the end of this book, you'll have gained the skills you need to create impressive 3D animated graphics using Three.js. What you will learn Understand how materials interact with your 3D objects Implement the different camera controls provided by Three.js Work with vertices to create snow, rain, and galaxy-like effects Import models from external formats such as OBJ, STL, and COLLADA Create and run animations using morph target and skeletal animation Use bump maps, normal maps, specular maps, and light maps Interact with WebGL by creating custom vertex and fragment shaders Integrate Blender, WebXR, React, and Typescript with Three.js Who This Book Is ForThis book is for JavaScript developers who are looking to learn how to use the Three.js library confidently.

Create and animate stunning 3D browser based graphics with Three.js JavaScript library Key Features Enhance your 3D graphics with light sources, shadows, advanced materials, and textures Load models from external sources, and visualize and animate them directly from JavaScript Create your own custom WebGL shader and explore the postprocessing feature of Three.js Book DescriptionWebGL makes it possible to create 3D graphics in the browser without having to use plugins such as Flash and Java. Programming WebGL, however, is difficult and complex. With Three.js, it is possible to create stunning 3D graphics in an intuitive manner using JavaScript, without having to learn WebGL. With this book, you'll learn how to create and animate beautiful looking 3D scenes directly in your browser-utilizing the full potential of WebGL and modern browsers. It starts with the basic concepts and building blocks used in Three.js. From there on, it will expand on these subjects using extensive examples and code samples. You will learn to create, or load, from externally created models, realistic looking 3D objects using materials and textures. You'll find out how to easily control the camera using the Three.js built-in in camera controls, which will enable you to fly or walk around the 3D scene you created. You will then use the HTML5 video and canvas elements as a material for your 3D objects and to animate your models. Finally, you will learn to use morph and skeleton-based animation, and even how to add physics, such as gravity and collision detection, to your scene. After reading this book, you'll know everything that is required to create 3D animated graphics using Three.js. What you will learn Work with the different types of materials in Three.js and see how they interact with your 3D objects and the rest of the environment Implement the different camera controls provided by Three.js to effortlessly navigate around your 3D scene Work with vertices directly to create snow, rain, and galaxy-like effects Import and animate models from external formats, such as OBJ, STL, and COLLADA Create and run animations using morph targets and bones animations Explore advanced textures on materials to create realistic looking 3D objects by using bump maps, normal maps, specular maps, and light maps Interact directly with WebGL by creating custom vertex and fragment shaders Who this book is forThe ideal target audience for this book would be JavaScript developers who who want to learn how to use the Three.js library

Breathe life into your data by learning how to use D3.js V4 to visualize information About This Book * Create complex visualizations powered by D3.js and open data. * Provides an extensive set of visualizations that explore all the functionality provided by D3.js V4. * Shows how to set up an easy-to-use environment to create stunning visualizations. Who This Book Is For The typical target audience of this book is JavaScript developers, designers, and visual artists who have some basic JavaScript programming knowledge and who now want to master pro-level techniques to create interactive data visualizations using web standards which work on desktop as well as mobile devices. What You Will Learn * Learn how D3.js works to declaratively define visualizations. * Create charts from scratch by using SVG and the D3.js APIs * See how to prepare data for easy visualization using D3.js. * Visualize hierarchical data using chart types provided by D3.js * Explore the different options provided by D3.js to visualize linked data such as graphs. * Spice up your visualizations by adding interactivity and animations. * Learn how to use D3.js to visualize and interact with Geo- and Gis-related information sources. * Create visualization by streaming data over WebSockets In Detail Do you want to make sense of your data? Do you want to create interactive charts, data trees, info-graphics, geospatial charts, and maps efficiently? This book is your ideal choice to master interactive data visualization with D3.js V4. The book includes a number of extensive examples that to help you hone your skills with data visualization. Throughout nine chapters these examples will help you acquire a clear practical understanding of the various techniques, tools and functionality provided by D3.js. You will first setup your D3.JS development environment and learn the basic patterns needed to visualize your data. After that you will learn techniques to optimize different processes such as working with selections; animating data transitions; creating graps and charts, integrating external resources (static as well as streaming); visualizing information on maps; working with colors and scales; utilizing the different D3.js APIs; and much more. The book will also guide you through creating custom graphs and visualizations, and show you how to go from the raw data to beautiful visualizations. The extensive examples will include working with complex and realtime data streams, such as seismic data, geospatial data, scientific data, and more. Towards the end of the book, you will learn to add more functionality on top of D3.js by using it with other external libraries and integrating it with Ecmascript 6 and Typescript Style and approach This book will have a real-world, case-study approach, where you will be given data sets from different domains. These data sets will have different visualization goals; some might need 2D or 3D charts, some might need automated workflows, others might require interactive maps. While you fulfill these goals, you will learn different techniques and best practices, which will enable you to perform data visualization tasks on your own

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"Learning Three.js is a hands-on guide which provides everything you need to start working with the powerful JavaScript library, and start creating awesome in-browser visualizations".Learning Three.js is written for anyone looking to get started with Three.js, or looking to improve their skills with the popular js library. The book assumes some knowledge of javascript, but you don't need any knowledge of Three.js itself to follow the book.