Environment maps are extremely useful when we want reflections and refractions in our WebGL work. If you’ve not come across them before you have to imagine that the 3D scene is in the middle of a huge cube. When we want … Continue reading
Ambient occlusion is a great effect that provides more realistic lighting to objects in a 3D scene. It works by looking at the scene geometry to see what is nearby; floors, walls or other geometry. In the real world the … Continue reading
I’m letting out my inner zombie, and I think you should, too! This brilliant little demo by Steve Wittens uses a pair of large sprite sheets (one for colour, one for opacity) which contain the cross sections of a human … Continue reading
Evan Wallace is a very clever chap. He brought us the WebGL water experiment, and he’s done several other high-quality experiments that are among the best I’ve seen. He particularly excels at demos that do the heavy lifting with shaders, … Continue reading
Legendary Swede OutsideOfSociety is back again, and this time he’s armed with just over 20,000 morphing particles. The idea is simple: morph from one particle-based shape to another. The end effect, however, is mesmerising, which just confirms that particles are … Continue reading