Performance analysis of Unity3D engine in the context of applications run in web browsers

Przemysław Berdak

przemyslaw.berdak@gmail.com
Institute of Computer Science, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 36B, 20-618 Lublin, Poland (Poland)

Małgorzata Plechawska-Wójcik


Institute of Computer Science, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 36B, 20-618 Lublin, Poland (Poland)

Abstract

The aim of the work is the performance analysis of the Unity3D engine in the contex of applications running with a web browser and WebGL technology.. The paper presents literature review was carried out in the scope of creating multimedia applications run in web browsers, graphics engines and WebGL technology . Additionally, technical issues related with converting Unity3D application to WebGL technology are discussed. The research are performed based on computer simulations with five scenes created with Unity3D environment, which include the main capabilities of this engine. Finally, it was presented the results of these studies and the conclusions.


Keywords:

Unity3D; WebGL; Web Browsers; Graphics Engines

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Published
2017-12-30

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Berdak, P., & Plechawska-Wójcik, M. (2017). Performance analysis of Unity3D engine in the context of applications run in web browsers. Journal of Computer Sciences Institute, 5, 167–173. https://doi.org/10.35784/jcsi.616

Authors

Przemysław Berdak 
przemyslaw.berdak@gmail.com
Institute of Computer Science, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 36B, 20-618 Lublin, Poland Poland

Authors

Małgorzata Plechawska-Wójcik 

Institute of Computer Science, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 36B, 20-618 Lublin, Poland Poland

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