Why I Think WebGL is Amazing!

[Jax]

Hi I am Jack and I am a junior designer, I have recently been working on a personal project of mine and built something which even I can't believe can be possible.

Web design is changing at a fast pace and that is something to celebrate, but as more people are learning code it has pushed us as creatives into developing new technology. What I mean is that top end designers are now creating and experimenting with web. I can tell you that web is very powerful, you can make anything with code you just have to think like a crazy person most of the time.

This leads me to the topic I feel passionate about - WebGL.

WebGL is an experimental part of web design which allows designers to creat 3D spaces inside the browser. It's not new, but, still has lots to learn when pushing the boundaries.

I have seen and have created 3D objects for websites adding more interaction to your site. It is rather meaty but anyone can learn it just be prepared to shout and scream a lot.

I know this is not a show off topic but I wanted to use my site as an example. Visit http://mars360.jackbaker.uk on a desktop it's not yet mobile friendly.

For more projects that are out of this world see;

www.Playcanvas.com

www.Threes.org

 

[Page]

I clicked on the link and I love how it's been made and put together. JavaScript is what you didn't mention. JavaScript API does the rendering that interactive 3D and 2D graphics within any compatible web browser without the use of plug-ins.

there is more to webGL

 

[Thomasss]

Visit http://mars360.jackbaker.uk on a desktop it's not yet mobile friendly.

It's literally the same as the Emirates site but with Mars. 😛

 

[Jax]

Visit http://mars360.jackbaker.uk on a desktop it's not yet mobile friendly.

It's literally the same as the Emirates site but with Mars. 😛

pretty much, it's quite complex. ha at the time I didn't really have an idea

 

[Jax]

I clicked on the link and I love how it's been made and put together. JavaScript is what you didn't mention. JavaScript API does the rendering that interactive 3D and 2D graphics within any compatible web browser without the use of plug-ins.

there is more to webGL

there is indeed, I have bearly scratched the surface which is why I am so excited. and yeah I had to learn JavaScript haha strangely I was never taught. but I think its on of the biggest languages to learn

 

[Page]

I clicked on the link and I love how it's been made and put together. JavaScript is what you didn't mention. JavaScript API does the rendering that interactive 3D and 2D graphics within any compatible web browser without the use of plug-ins.

there is more to webGL

there is indeed, I have bearly scratched the surface which is why I am so excited. and yeah I had to learn JavaScript haha strangely I was never taught. but I think its on of the biggest languages to learn

It's also very fun 🙂

http://www.baysidegamers.com/guess-the-number-game/

 

[Jax]

I clicked on the link and I love how it's been made and put together. JavaScript is what you didn't mention. JavaScript API does the rendering that interactive 3D and 2D graphics within any compatible web browser without the use of plug-ins.

there is more to webGL

there is indeed, I have bearly scratched the surface which is why I am so excited. and yeah I had to learn JavaScript haha strangely I was never taught. but I think its on of the biggest languages to learn

It's also very fun 🙂

http://www.baysidegamers.com/guess-the-number-game/

haha it is when its all working

 

[Page]

haha it is when its all working

It does work 🙂 just have to do it right

 

[Shole]

Awesome! Good Job 😀

 

[Cosmic]

This is cool! I've dabbled in OpenGL before (the Java API version, actually) and you can do some awesome things with it. Cool to see this stuff coming to the web! Standard JS is slow and has few features. It's always good to see new and better APIs come out.

 

[Hugop]

I have used WebGL in ~2015 and had problems with its slow loading (I assume it uses lazyload). Just like your website, it takes ~40seconds to fully load Mars, which stopped me from doing bigger projects.

I hope it keeps improving, or something even better replaces it.

 

[Jax]

I have used WebGL in ~2015 and had problems with its slow loading (I assume it uses lazyload). Just like your website, it takes ~40seconds to fully load Mars, which stopped me from doing bigger projects.

I hope it keeps improving, or something even better replaces it.

Yeah I find it slow loading too. I haven't minified the JS files which could help speed things up. what would you suggest I look at?

This is cool! I've dabbled in OpenGL before (the Java API version, actually) and you can do some awesome things with it. Cool to see this stuff coming to the web! Standard JS is slow and has few features. It's always good to see new and better APIs come out.

Yeah as more and more people are using drop and drag - grid based websites the push now is to have something very different, something that drop and drag cannot do. Its hard but worth a try