3D Earth Project

Overview

This project showcases a 3D model of Earth, utilizing high quality textures, as well as shaders that create realistic day/night cycles to enhance realism.

Features

• High-resolution textures for Earth
• Realistic rendering of day and night
• Cloud overlay for added realism

Getting Started

Option 1: View the live project on Vercel

Option 2: If you would prefer to run this project locally:

1. Clone the repository bash git clone https://github.com/yourusername/3d-earth-project.git
2. Install the dependencies: bash npm install
3. Run the project bash npm run dev

Attributions

This project uses the following textures, which are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License:

• Earth Day Map and Cloud Textures By Solar System Scope Licensed under CC BY 4.0

• Earth Bump Map and Specular Map By James Hastings-Trew Planet Pixel Emporium

• Shaders: Bruno Simon and his Three.js Journey course.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details. Acknowledgments

Special thanks to the authors of the textures used in this project. Your work has made this project possible!