Learning Web-based Virtual Reality : Build and Deploy Web-based Virtual Reality Technology / by Srushtika Neelakantam, Tanay Pant.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neelakantam, Srushtika, Author.

Pant, Tanay, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer input-output equipment.

Computer programming.

Hardware and Maker.

Programming Techniques.

Web Development.

Local Subjects:

Hardware and Maker.

Programming Techniques.

Web Development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XIV, 83 p. 61 illus., 54 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2017.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : Apress : Imprint: Apress, 2017.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Create web-based VR applications and deploy them to GitHub pages with this short, practical tutorial crammed with hands-on examples. This book covers topics such as VR, the WebVR API, A-Frame, testing applications on Google Cardboard, and so on. In Learning Web-based Virtual Reality, you will build a number of 3D VR-based applications. In these apps, you will be able to test the VR environments, walk through the virtual world, interact with the objects, and perceive these virtual realities with the help of Google Cardboard. By the end of the book, you will have a complete understanding of what WebVR is, knowledge of what VR devices are available, and the requirements to start working on WebVR. You will also be comfortable in using A-Frame and its various components to build your own VR projects. You will: Experience WebVR, the WebVR API, and WebVR libraries Make use of various pieces of VR hardware See popular WebVR projects Use A-Frame to build your own WebVR projects.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction to VR and WebVR

Chapter 2: Understanding the WebVR API and Frameworks

Chapter 3: Popular WebVR Projects and Setting Up Our VR Lab

Chapter 4: Introduction to A Frame

Chapter 5: Building a VR Based Content Display

Chapter 6: Building Your Own VR Society

Chapter 7: Building a VR Based Movie Theatre

Chapter 8: Version Controlling and Deploying Your Code on GitHub.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

1077473904