Название: 3D Web Development with Three.js and Next.js: Creating end-to-end web applications that contain 3D objectsАвтор: Andrei Tazetdinov
Издательство: BPB Publications
Год: 2025
Страниц: 567
Язык: английский
Формат: epub (true)
Размер: 20.6 MB
Three.js and Next.js are revolutionizing how we build interactive web experiences, especially for industrial and multipurpose applications. This book unlocks their combined power, showing you how to create immersive 3D visualizations and dynamic web solutions that drive efficiency and innovation in various sectors.
Beginning with the evolution and capabilities of 3D web development, this book covers the foundational tools, setting up your environment for Three.js, Next.js, AWS Amplify, Storybook, and Tailwind CSS. It then explores Three.js fundamentals, covering geometries, materials, lighting, cameras, textures, user interactions, and animations to create dynamic 3D scenes. The book then seamlessly integrates Three.js with Next.js, teaching data management, state handling, and advanced interaction patterns. Crucially, you will learn vital optimization techniques and leverage AWS Amplify for secure hosting, user authentication, data storage, and real-time functionalities. The final sections guide you in establishing a consistent UI design system with Storybook, culminating in a complete, practical application.
Upon completing this book, you will possess a strong command of cutting-edge web and 3D technologies, enabling you to confidently design, build, and deploy sophisticated industrial and multipurpose web applications with immersive 3D experiences.
Three.js is a popular and powerful jаvascript library used for creating 3D graphics and animations in web applications. It was first released in April 2010 by Ricardo Cabello, also known as Mr. Doob, and has since become one of the leading frameworks for 3D web development. Let us delve into the evolution of Three.js and explore its journey from its inception to its current state. Three.js was conceived as a lightweight and intuitive library for developers to work with Web Graphics Library (WebGL), a web standard for rendering 3D graphics in browsers. WebGL, itself, was relatively new at the time, and its raw API was complex and difficult to use directly. Three.js aimed to abstract away the complexity of WebGL and provide developers with a higher-level, more user-friendly interface for working with 3D graphics.
In October 2016, Guillermo Rauch made his first release of Next.js. It is a React-based framework that provides the possibility to build server-side rendered (SSR) pages using a file base router out of the box. Next.js quickly gained popularity among developers due to its simplicity, performance, and support for various rendering methods. Before the official release of Next.js 12, there was an experimental version of Next.js 11, which introduced many significant improvements and features, such as faster startup times, optimized image loading, and built-in ESLint support. This experimental version laid the groundwork for some of the enhancements that would be further refined in Next.js 12. One of the most significant changes in Next.js 12 was the upgrade to Webpack 5. Webpack is a popular bundler that helps optimize and package jаvascript, CSS, and other assets for the web. Webpack 5 brought several performance improvements and optimizations, resulting in faster build times and better overall performance for Next.js applications. The latest version for today is Next.js 15. It is the most powerful front-end framework in web development. It has support for the latest React 19.
What you will learn:
- Build 3D apps with Three.js and Next.js and deploy scalable apps using AWS Amplify services.
- Secure 3D apps with Amplify Auth and real-time data.
- Optimize 3D web application performance for diverse devices and browsers.
- Integrate Three.js seamlessly into Next.js for structured, high-performance web apps.
- Design and build consistent UI systems using Storybook and Tailwind CSS.
- Develop interactive industrial visualizations with real-time data and 3D models.
Who this book is for:
This book is for aspiring front-end developers, full-stack developers, and 3D web developers with foundational knowledge in jаvascript and React. While we will cover 3D essentials, a basic understanding will certainly aid your journey into building sophisticated industrial and multipurpose applications.
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