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Jos Dirksen
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Jos Dirksen

Jos Dirksen has worked as a software developer and architect for almost two decades. He has a lot of experience in many technologies, ranging from backend technologies, such as Java and Scala, to frontend development using HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and Typescript. Besides working with these technologies, Jos regularly speaks at conferences and likes to write about new and interesting technologies on his blog. He also likes to experiment with new technologies and see how they can best be used to create beautiful data visualizations. Previously, Jos has worked in many different roles in the private and public sectors, ranging from private companies such as ING, ASML, Malmberg, and Philips to organizations in the public sector, such as the Department of Defense and the Port of Rotterdam.
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Different cameras for different uses

There are two different camera types in Three.js: the orthographic camera and the perspective camera. In Chapter 3, Working with the Different Light Sources Available in Three.js, we'll take a much more detailed look at how to work with these cameras, so in this chapter, we'll stick to the basics. Note that Three.js also provides a couple of very specific cameras for creating scenes that can be viewed using 3D glasses or VR gear. We won't go into detail for those cameras in this book, since they work exactly the same as the cameras explained in this chapter.

If you're looking for simple VR cameras, you can use THREE.StereoCamera to create 3D scenes that are rendered side to side (standard stereo effect), use a parallel barrier (as 3DS provides), or provide an anaglyph effect where the different views are rendered in...
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Published in: Aug 2018Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781788833288

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Jos Dirksen

Jos Dirksen has worked as a software developer and architect for almost two decades. He has a lot of experience in many technologies, ranging from backend technologies, such as Java and Scala, to frontend development using HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and Typescript. Besides working with these technologies, Jos regularly speaks at conferences and likes to write about new and interesting technologies on his blog. He also likes to experiment with new technologies and see how they can best be used to create beautiful data visualizations. Previously, Jos has worked in many different roles in the private and public sectors, ranging from private companies such as ING, ASML, Malmberg, and Philips to organizations in the public sector, such as the Department of Defense and the Port of Rotterdam.
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