WebGL

What is WebGL?

WebGL is a powerful, cross-platform web standard that enables plugin-free, hardware-accelerated 3D graphics rendering directly within web browsers. Built on the foundation of OpenGL ES 2.0, WebGL provides developers familiar with OpenGL a seamless way to integrate GPU-powered 3D graphics and effects as part of interactive web pages and applications. Leveraging the HTML5 Canvas element, WebGL allows for the direct manipulation of 3D objects and scenes through JavaScript-based Document Object Model interfaces, enabling a new era of visually immersive and dynamic web experiences

Highlights

• Cross-platform compatibility, with consistent functionality across different web browsers and devices
• Royalty-free, open web standard that integrates deeply with HTML5 and other web technologies
• Low-level 3D graphics API based on the OpenGL ES 2.0 specification
• Enables hardware-accelerated physics simulations, image processing, and visual effects as part of web pages
• Allows for the mixing of 3D WebGL elements with other HTML content on the same web page