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== Overview ==

Three.js allowsallowsss the creation of [[graphical processing unit]] (GPU)-accelerated 3D animations using the [[JavaScript]] language as part of a [[website]] without relying on proprietary [[browser plugin]]s.<ref>[[O3D]]</ref><ref>[[Unity (game engine)]]</ref> This is possible due to the advent of [[WebGL]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Khronos Releases Final WebGL 1.0 Specification|url=http://www.khronos.org/news/press/khronos-releases-final-webgl-1.0-specification|accessdate=2 June 2012|newspaper=Khronos Group|date=March 3, 2011}}</ref> a low-level graphics API created specifically for the web.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-07-19|title=WebGL|url=https://www.khronos.org//|access-date=2022-01-22|website=The Khronos Group|language=en}}</ref>

High-level libraries such as Three.js or [[GLGE (programming library)|GLGE]], SceneJS, PhiloGL, and many more make it possible to author complex 3D computer animations for display in the browser without the effort required for a traditional standalone application or a plugin.<ref>{{cite web|last=Crossley|first=Rob|title=Study: Average dev costs as high as $28m|url=http://www.develop-online.net/news/33625/Study-Average-dev-cost-as-high-as-28m|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113144801/http://www.develop-online.net/news/33625/Study-Average-dev-cost-as-high-as-28m|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 January 2010|publisher=Intent Media Ltd|accessdate=2 June 2012|date=11 January 2010}}</ref>