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Blow Minds with WebGL and JavaScript in the Browser

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Date Published
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Developer Relations Team
Word Count
1,060
Company Posts That Month
10
Language
English
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No
Summary

WebGL, a JavaScript API, allows developers to harness the power of OpenGL to create interactive 3D graphics within web browsers without requiring users to download plugins. This capability is enhanced by integrating cloud services, enabling real-time 3D visualizations and applications through protocols like WebSockets, AJAX, or long-polling. PubNub Data Streams further extends these possibilities by facilitating real-time data streaming to WebGL applications, allowing for dynamic updates and visual representation of data, such as displaying 0.01% of real-time data on an interactive 3D globe. Additionally, WebGL supports the creation of interactive 3D games, exemplified by the multiplayer game StackHack, which is inspired by Minecraft and allows users to build 3D environments collaboratively while maintaining consistency across browsers through PubNub's data syncing capabilities. The text encourages exploring additional examples of WebGL's potential on platforms like Chrome Experiments and three.js and outlines steps to get started with PubNub's offerings.

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