make webgl2 optional to initialize webgl context
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Description
Webgl2 shaders dont compile with the current context created by aframe. ThreeJs default context is weblg1, and doesnt allow to work with webgl2 reserved words.
I had to modify a-scene.js file to support my shaders using "sampler3D". Shouldnt be optional to be able to create a webgl2 context?
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Research direction
Start in a-scene.js, where A-Frame creates the WebGL context, and inspect how the current Three.js context is initialized. Reproduce the shader failure involving the WebGL2 reserved word "sampler3D" and determine the expected optional WebGL2 initialization behavior; done means WebGL1 remains supported while WebGL2 shaders can initialize when requested.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, three.js
- Domain
- computer-graphics
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100