https://github.com/aleksandrhovhannisyan/raycasting-js

Demo of 2D and 3D raycasting in JavaScript using an HTML canvas.
https://github.com/aleksandrhovhannisyan/raycasting-js

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Demo of 2D and 3D raycasting in JavaScript using an HTML canvas.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/aleksandrhovhannisyan/raycasting-js
• Owner: AleksandrHovhannisyan
• License: mit
• Created: 2024-06-29T00:27:06.000Z (6 months ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-08-25T18:13:14.000Z (4 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-25T19:30:06.442Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: canvas, demoscene, gamedev, javascript, raycasting
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage: https://raycasting-from-scratch.netlify.app/
• Size: 246 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# 2D and 3D Raycasting with JavaScript Canvas

> Demo of 2D and 3D raycasting using JavaScript and an HTML canvas.

[View live demo](https://raycasting-from-scratch.netlify.app/)

![A top-down 2D scene depicting the player as a black dot with a line pointing in the direction it is facing. A yellow cone of view in front of it intersects with walls.](./screenshot.png)

No libraries, all from scratch.

Resources/references:

- [Coding Challenge #145: 2D Raycasting ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOEi6T2mtHo)

- [Coding Challenge #146: Rendering Raycasting ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYgIKn7iDH8)

Inspired by one of [tsoding](https://www.twitch.tv/tsoding)'s streams where he implemented a 3D raycaster with canvas:

- [https://github.com/tsoding/raycasting](https://github.com/tsoding/raycasting)

## Running Locally

- Clone the repo.

- `cd src`

- `npx serve .`

View the app running at `localhost:3000`.