3D Game Programming

Index

SYMBOLS

! character, 39 , 73

() characters

errors, 19 , 56

grouping math with, 70

* character, multiplication

with, 62 , 70

+ character

addition with, 69

joining strings with, 73

• character, subtraction with,
  69
  . character, method chaining,
  84
  / character, division with, 70
  // notation, commenting with,
  69
  ; character
  and functions, 54
  errors, 19
  = character, defined, 38 , 74
  == notation, defined, 38 , 74
  [] characters, listing with, 77
  {} characters
  function notation, 54–55
  JavaScript objects, 160
  π, 71

DIGITS

2D

collisions, 95

orthographic camera and,

91 , 167

3D

camera perspective and,

7 , 90

components, 4

lights and, 187

river-rafting game, 185–

205 , 265–272

tilt-a-board game, 145–

157 , 249–253

A

aboutMe(), 160–164

absolute value, 170

abstractions, 207

acrobatics() function, 61

addAvatar(), 141

addBackground(), 155

addBall(), 148

addBoard(), 150

addControls(), 152

addFruitPowerUp(), 203

addGround(), 136

addLid(), 193

addLights(), 148

addRaft(), 195

addRiver(), 189

addScoreboard(), 138 , 188

addSunlight(), 187

addWater(), 193

addition, 69

ambient attribute, 113

ambient color and light

about, 113

solar-system project, 118

tilt-a-board game, 148

amplitude, wave, 193

angles and rotation, 81

angular factor, 137 , 169

animateFruit(), 106

animations

avatar movement, 35–47

cartwheel, 32–33, 39 , 44 ,

61 , 66

cave-puzzle game, 165–

184

flipping, 32 , 34 , 44 , 61 ,

66

fruit in fruit-hunt game,

105

jumping in fruit-hunt

game, 104

moving hands and feet,

59–66

pausing, 129–130, 175 ,

198

phases of the moon, 125–

132

purple fruit monster

game, 138

river-rafting game, 185–

205

rotating avatar, 82–84

solar-system project,

119–123

spinning donut, 115

spinning shapes, 14

starting and stopping, 39

tilt-a-board game, 151

walking, 61–66

wiggling in fruit-hunt

game, 102

appendChild(), 88

applyCentralForce(), 198

arguments, function, 54 , 56

arrow keys

avatar movement, 37–40,

46 , 140

cartwheels and flips, 66

cave-puzzle game, 169

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