Chapter 3. Creating a Real-time Video Call
This chapter shows you how to use the MediaStream and RTCPeerConnection APIs to create a working peer-to-peer video chat application between two people. After reading this chapter, you will have a clear understanding of:
Using a web server to connect two users
Setting up a signaling server for a peer-to-peer call
How the caller's browser creates an offer
How the callee's browser responds with an answer
Previewing local video streams
Establishing and presenting remote video streams
The types of stream processing available
Extending this into a Chatroulette application