FergK / callay

Abstract terrain generation using noise functions in Three.js

Callay

Latest Working Version

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An experiment with ThreeJS to do abstract terrain generation using noise functions.

Goals

Version 000

• Rendering framework
  • Viewport
  • Rendering loop
  • Cuboidal geometry

Version 001

• Cameras
  • Perspective camera with free movement
  • Orthographic camera
• Input
  • Keyboard
  • Mouse
  • Gamepad
• Now fetches ThreeJS from a CDN
• Noise-based geometry generation

Version 002

• Boring Stuff
• Get rid of versioning in files and use git properly
• Clean up the main file
• Basic UI
  • Introduction
  • FPS display
  • Information about controls
  • Browser feature error messages (WebGL, pointer lock, gamepad, etc...)
  • Simple options (half-size rendering)
• Interaction
  • Rudimentary first person camera
  • Player object with terrain collision detection
  • User alterable geometry and geometry color
• Smoothed geometry option with appropriate normals for lighting
• Pseudo-infinite terrain generation using simplex noise
• Set up on github.io: fergk.github.io/callay
• Added Logify.js to aid with debugging
• Added seedrandom for seeded terrain generation

Future

• Look into using typed arrays and BufferGeometry for performance

TODOs

• Pointer lock is broken in firefox