Building Javascript Minecraft in 1 hour - [React & Three.js Tutorial]
In this video i show how to build a minecraft clone in Javascript using React.js, Three.js and React Three Fiber.
EDIT: nanoid as key on every render is a bad practice, instead it should be applied to each cube on creation in the store, see repo for final implementation 😀👇
Finished Code: https://github.com/danba340/minecraft...
Starting point for video: https://github.com/danba340/minecraft...
Play: https://minecraft-js.vercel.app
React three fiber video mentioned in the intro: • Build a 3D World in React with Three.js - ...
The game supports five Minecraft block types: Dirt, Grass, Wood, Log and Glass.
You can move around using the mouse and WASD, You can click and Alt+click to add and remove blocks. The tutorial includes many React concepts such as useState, useEffect, useRef and custom Hooks for State management and Keyboard input. Zustand is used for the state management.
Say hi on twitter: / barelydaniel
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:45 Starting point
3:05 State setup
9:45 Cube component
12:50 Texturising the Cube
15:37 Keyboard input Hook
25:18 Moving the player
34:10 Looking around
38:26 Cube hover state
42:10 Rendering Cubes from State
46:23 Making glass transparent
47:18 Adding/Removing Cubes
54:33 Saving the World
56:00 Jumping
58:23 Adding IDs to Cubes
58:52 Lets Minecraft
59:28 Outro