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Easily add VFX to React Three Fiber - Mini Game Tutorial

Overview

In this tutorial, we’ll build a mini axe-throwing game using React Three Fiber, with custom visual effects like explosions, trails, and more. You’ll also learn how to use a new free npm package I made called wawa-vfx, which helps you add effects quickly to your 3D projects.

Why Learn VFX for Web Projects?

Visual effects aren’t just for games—they can make any 3D website feel more fun and interactive. Think of things like sparkles when you click, trails following a moving object, or little explosions when something disappears. These details help your scene feel more alive and polished.

In this tutorial, you’ll see how to add those effects without needing to dive into complex shaders. Using wawa-vfx, you can plug in effects quickly and customize them to fit your scene.

By learning these techniques, you’ll gain a versatile skill set that can be applied to a wide array of interactive 3D applications.

Insights and Skills

By the end of this project, you'll sharpen your skills in:

• Game mechanics using physics and pointer interactions

• VFX integration with reusable, customizable explosion effects

• Collision detection and interactive object spawning

• State management using Zustand

• Axe trails and Blender prep for stylized visuals

• SFX & audio spatialization for immersive feedback

• Mobile optimization with adaptive camera angles

• Scene polish

Tech Stack

• React Three Fiber

• Three.js

• @react-three/fiber

• Zustand

• wawa-vfx

Experience the project in action and explore the final implementation

• Live Demo

• Starter Code

• Final Code

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