3D Game Programming for Kids, 2nd Edition

The Sun at the Center

You’re getting to be an expert with 3D objects, so you know the drill. Below the START CODING line, let’s create a cover and a shape, combine them in a mesh, and add it to the scene.

​var​ cover = ​new​ THREE.MeshPhongMaterial({emissive: ​'yellow'​});
​var​ shape = ​new​ THREE.SphereGeometry(50, 32, 16);
​var​ sun = ​new​ THREE.Mesh(shape, cover);
scene.add(sun);

Now that we have a better understanding of these things from Chapter 12, ​Working with Lights and Materials​, we’re using a Phong material for the Sun. This lets the Sun emit yellow light—so it can glow yellow.

The Sun has to do more than glow. It has to shine light on everything else in the solar system. ...