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Chapter 15 Doing Physics in 3D So far in this book you have built simulations in two dimensions. But in the real world there are three dimensions: what does it take to extend the hard work you’ve already done into the 3D realm? In this penultimate chapter we introduce you to the exciting world of 3D physics-based animation. Topics covered in this chapter include the following: • 3D physics and math: This section discusses how to extend our existing code framework to create 3D simulations. In the process we’ll explore some additional math concepts that