WebGL Virtual Globe
Interactive high-resolution virtual globe rendered in WebGL
Click image for a live demo!
Features:
Developed as a WebGL experiement for course GPU programming, I was amazed by what WebGL can do in terms of the quality of graphics and the level of interactivity. I added a lot of features in addition to the basic texture mapped earth. It runs without a problem on both Firefox and Chrome.
Git repo: https://github.com/wuhao1117/WebGL-Experiments
- Virtual globe that rotates， giving day/night alternation
- Mouse controlled camera rotation and zooming
- Bump mapped terrain
- Specular mapped ocean
- Moving clouds with raytraced real-time shadow
- Night time lights on the dark side of the globe
- Rim lighting to simulate atmosphere
- Spacebox
Developed as a WebGL experiement for course GPU programming, I was amazed by what WebGL can do in terms of the quality of graphics and the level of interactivity. I added a lot of features in addition to the basic texture mapped earth. It runs without a problem on both Firefox and Chrome.
Git repo: https://github.com/wuhao1117/WebGL-Experiments