WebGL, released earlier this year, is the new standard for high-quality 3D graphics in web pages. Giles Thomas of LearningWebGL.com rounds up 20 of the best sites so farAlmost all modern computers and most smartphones have powerful GPUs, graphics processors that often have more number-crunching power than the CPU. But until recently web pages couldn't use them — meaning slow, low-quality graphics, almost always in 2D. That all changed when WebGL was released in the latest versions of Firefox and Chrome. WebGL, based on the well-known OpenGL 3D graphics standard, gives JavaScript plugin-free access to the graphics hardware, via the HTML5 canvas element — making realtime 3D graphics in web pages possible.
1. ROME: "3 Dreams of Black"
"3 Dreams of Black" is a semi-interactive film by Chris Milk, using technology developed by Google and others, featuring the song "Black" from the album ROME by Danger Mouse and Daniel Luppi, with Norah Jones and Jack White. It takes you through three separate dreams, mixing 2D and 3D computer graphics with video. It works best on Chrome. Read our report here: www.netmagazine.com/news/rome-project-showcases-webgl. Read more: .NET beta
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1. ROME: "3 Dreams of Black"
"3 Dreams of Black" is a semi-interactive film by Chris Milk, using technology developed by Google and others, featuring the song "Black" from the album ROME by Danger Mouse and Daniel Luppi, with Norah Jones and Jack White. It takes you through three separate dreams, mixing 2D and 3D computer graphics with video. It works best on Chrome. Read our report here: www.netmagazine.com/news/rome-project-showcases-webgl. Read more: .NET beta
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