Creative Coding Crafts Space meetup #4: Three.js Part 1

This meetup is the first in a (non-consecutive) series on WebGL and shaders. We’ll explore Three.js by creating simple generative 3D sketches, embracing the constraints of limited familiarity with the library as a creative advantage. Three.js and related tools have powered some of the most exciting creative websites in recent years—just check out their showcase for inspiration.

Led by Dea only this time, this will be a relaxed and informal session. Whether you’re already working with Three.js or just discovering it, we hope this meetup sparks new ideas and projects!

🌸 About c3s

Creative coding crafts space embodies the notion of making space - physical space, head space, collaboration space - where we can get together and craft coding projects, generative artwork, new or ‘traditional’ forms of creative coding projects: anything that is born out of the interactions and inspiration that ‘space’ allows for.

We aim to meet about once a month in or around Hackney Wick - an area known for its large artistic community and a Creative Enterprise Zone. We kick things off with a couple of hours of structured content—introducing a new topic or tool, going through live demos, etc. After that, you can choose to stay and delve deeper into the topic of the day, work on your own projects or collaborate with others.

🛎️ Please note that the entrance fee is to help us cover the cost of the venue hire, and this is not a paid coding course.

🦜 Who is this for?

We operate each session on a difficulty level ‘tag’ system: beginner, intermediate or advanced which relates to what we expect the difficulty of the content we will teach in that session. In particular, these relate to JavaScript and/or creative coding experience. The meetup’s individual/group work part can be assumed open to any experience level unless stated otherwise.

This particular session will have the tag of intermediate. No knowledge of Three.js will be expected, we will learn this from scratch. However, general experience in coding and some familiarity with JavaScript will be assumed. No need to install or prepare anything, we will code in the browser.

📍About the venue & house keeping

The Cave is a community focused creative hub + coworking space based in the basement of Algha Works in the creative district of Fish Island/Hackney Wick. The venue is spacious and lovely and they have generously agreed to let us use it as a co-working space (free, just please buy a drink from the cafe ☕) until closing time after our main workshop!

📷 The Cave instagram + we will be here

📍Address: The Cave, Basement, Algha Works, 83 Smeed Road, London E3 2NR

🗺️ Google maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/5swUeVWKpCQb9DtS9

📌 What 3 words: smashes.lovely.spine

Searching for ‘The Cave Hackney Wick’ or ‘Algha Works Fish Island’ will find the building on Google maps. The venue is in the basement of Algha Works - you will see a sign at the entrance.

🚇 Transport

The Cave has a helpful video of how to get there from Hackney Wick Overground station.

• Hackney Wick Overground [12min walk]
• 339 bus [1min walk]
• 276 / 488 bus [4min walk]
• Pudding Mill Lane DLR [15min walk]

We will 🕑 start at 2pm, so please aim to arrive and settle by then.

Please bring a 💻 laptop to follow along.

You can email ✉️ cccrafts.space@gmail.com if you need to get in touch.