Exploring Three-js library possibilities for the dissemination of cultural heritage projects
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https://doi.org/10.4995/var.2016.5834Keywords:
3D models, heritage dissemination, WebGL, Three-jsAbstract
For whatever project related with the study and conservation of cultural heritage, the dissemination stage of tree-dimensional (3D) information must be a key part of the whole process. Most of the existing web-based platforms are using WebGL technology to disseminate 3D content through Web navigators, despite they are normally generic, with a low level of viewers ‘customization. Alternatively, users can make use of several libraries, most of them open source, which allow a complete adaptation to the specific project features, even though enough level of programming skills are necessary to use them. In the present paper we will describe the minimum requirements that any cultural heritage dissemination project should contain and its implementation using Three-js, one of the most versatile open source libraries for 3D visualization. In addition, we will show several examples of Three-js integration with other libraries that take advantage from HTML5 (HyperText Markup Language, version 5) to enhance the user's experience on a Web platform.
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