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Add a tutorial showing how to stream a YouTube video into a video texture

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Description

See Twitter conversation:

https://twitter.com/fra_michelini/status/1488105898111344646

Right now, we only have a CSS3D technique shown off. An HTMLVideoElement based technique will allow for arbitrary mapping of the YouTube vid to any geometry in the scene.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the existing CSS3D technique in the developer site and the linked Twitter conversation. Create a tutorial demonstrating an HTMLVideoElement-based YouTube stream mapped to arbitrary scene geometry; completion means the tutorial clearly shows that technique.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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