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How to Create a 3D game with React Three Fiber: Part 3 - Character animations

Overview

In this tutorial series, we’ll create an interactive game with React Three Fiber and Three.js, designed to help users learn Japanese characters (Hiragana and Katakana). This step-by-step guide is perfect for developers looking to dive into 3D game development while leveraging the power of React.

Let's finish creating our Hiragana and Katakana 3D game with Three.js and React Three Fiber!

Adding the Final Touches

A well-polished game needs more than just functionality—it should be visually engaging and smooth to play. In this part, we focus on refining our project by introducing character animations, optimizing materials for realistic effects, and ensuring a seamless user experience. We'll also address performance bottlenecks and improve the UI to make interactions more intuitive.

Insights and Skills

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to:

• Integrate high-quality 3D assets into your scene.

• Animate a character using Mixamo.

• Apply mesh physical materials for enhanced visual effects.

• Fix performance and loading issues.

• Optimize UI and 3D elements for better user experience.

Tech Stack

• React Three Fiber

• Three.js

• Zustand

• Rapier Physics Engine

• Mixamo

Code links

• Demo 🔗

• Starter pack 🔗

• Final code 🔗

Resources

• Models 1

• Models 2

• Learn Hiragana

• Learn Katakana

• React Three Fiber documentation

• R3F Drei

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