Interactive Portfolio Development with Three.js and GSAP

Your portfolio project sounds impressive! Based on your description, you're creating an interactive experience using Three.js for 3D elements, GSAP for animations, and vanilla ES6 JavaScript for the structure.

Suggestions for Your In-Development Features

Post-Processing Effects

For implementing post-processing effects in Three.js, consider:

JAVASCRIPTCopied
// Basic post-processing setup
import { EffectComposer } from 'three/examples/jsm/postprocessing/EffectComposer.js';
import { RenderPass } from 'three/examples/jsm/postprocessing/RenderPass.js';
import { UnrealBloomPass } from 'three/examples/jsm/postprocessing/UnrealBloomPass.js';

// Initialize in your setup
const composer = new EffectComposer(renderer);
const renderPass = new RenderPass(scene, camera);
composer.addPass(renderPass);

// Add bloom effect
const bloomPass = new UnrealBloomPass(
  new THREE.Vector2(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight),
  1.5, // strength
  0.4, // radius
  0.85 // threshold
);
composer.addPass(bloomPass);

// Use composer instead of renderer in your animation loop
function animate() {
  requestAnimationFrame(animate);
  composer.render();
}

Mobile Optimization

For better mobile performance:

1. Implement level-of-detail (LOD) for complex models
2. Use texture compression
3. Consider implementing a performance monitor to detect and adjust settings:

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import Stats from 'three/examples/jsm/libs/stats.module.js';

const stats = new Stats();
document.body.appendChild(stats.dom);

function animate() {
  stats.begin();
  // Your rendering code
  stats.end();
  requestAnimationFrame(animate);
}

UX/UI Animation Enhancement

GSAP is perfect for this. Consider implementing:

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// Smooth section transitions
const sections = document.querySelectorAll('.section');
sections.forEach(section => {
  gsap.fromTo(section, 
    { opacity: 0, y: 50 },
    { 
      opacity: 1, 
      y: 0,
      scrollTrigger: {
        trigger: section,
        start: "top 80%",
        end: "bottom 20%",
        toggleActions: "play none none reverse"
      }
    }
  );
});

// Interactive element animations
const interactiveElements = document.querySelectorAll('.interactive');
interactiveElements.forEach(element => {
  element.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => {
    gsap.to(element, { scale: 1.1, duration: 0.3, ease: "power2.out" });
  });
  
  element.addEventListener('mouseleave', () => {
    gsap.to(element, { scale: 1, duration: 0.3, ease: "power2.out" });
  });
});

Your approach using vanilla ES6 with Three.js and GSAP is solid for creating a performant and visually impressive portfolio. Looking forward to seeing how your project develops!