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written by David Scherer and Bruce Sherwood
GlowScript is an online environment for creating and publishing 3D animations that are viewable in most modern browsers. The program is based on JavaScript and the WebGL 3D graphics library, and is similar in function to VPython. Computational models using three dimensional objects are easily constructed by instructors or students.

The web site includes an library of example programs and help for those wishing to create animations. Logged in users may save and share their own programs on the GlowScript web site.
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Education Practices
- Technology
= Computers
= Multimedia
General Physics
- Computational Physics
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Informal Education
- Upper Undergraduate
- Collection
- Tool
= Software
- Service
Intended Users Formats Ratings
- Learners
- Educators
- General Publics
- text/html
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© 2011 David Scherer and Bruce Sherwood
Keywords:
WebGL, canvas, computational physics, computers in physics, html 5
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Metadata instance created August 3, 2012 by Bruce Mason
Record Updated:
August 19, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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July 31, 2012
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D. Scherer and B. Sherwood, (2011), WWW Document, (https://www.glowscript.org/).
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D. Scherer and B. Sherwood, GlowScript (2011), <https://www.glowscript.org/>.
APA Format
Scherer, D., & Sherwood, B. (2012, July 31). GlowScript. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.glowscript.org/
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Scherer, David, and Bruce Sherwood. GlowScript. July 31, 2012. https://www.glowscript.org/ (accessed 19 April 2024).
MLA Format
Scherer, David, and Bruce Sherwood. GlowScript. 2011. 31 July 2012. 19 Apr. 2024 <https://www.glowscript.org/>.
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@misc{ Author = "David Scherer and Bruce Sherwood", Title = {GlowScript}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {19 April 2024}, Month = {July 31, 2012}, Year = {2011} }
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