3D from scratch

Using the p5js API for interaction and 2D drawing commands to make a 3D engine "from scratch."

Project Goals

• A reasonable suite of graphics primitives (rectangular prism, plane, sphere, etc.)
• Basic physics simulation of 3D bodies
• 3D collision detection for convex polyhedra
• Impulse based collision resolution
• Texture rendering on faces and other basic graphics strategies
• Shading and basic lighting techniques
• Attempt to design a good API for using my project

Learning Goals

• Increased experience with linear algebra and differential equation topics used for physics integration and vector manipulation
• Basic knowledge about 2D and 3D graphics techniques like texture drawing, shading, and lighting
• Build project management skills

Test For Yourself

• Clone the project
• First run npm install to download all of the project dependencies
• Then run npm run-script test to build and run the project
• To change the local server's port, go to /project/server.js and change the PORT constant