React 360 makes it possible to build VR experiences using the same declarative and component-based approach as in React. The underlying technology of React 360 makes use of the Three.js JavaScript 3D engine to render 3D graphics with WebGL within any compatible web browser and also provides us with access to VR headsets with the Web VR API.
Though React 360 builds on top of React and the apps run in the browser, React 360 has a lot in common with React Native, thus making React 360 apps cross-platform. This also means that some concepts of React Native are also applicable to React 360. Covering all of the React 360 concepts is outside the scope of this book; therefore, we will focus on the concepts that are required to build the game and integrate them with the MERN stack web application. In the following section, we will begin by setting up a React...
