
## Diving Deeper

We hope you have enjoyed splashing around in the Getting Started section and are now ready to plunge into understanding more of what is possible with Babylon.js. Looking for something specific and cannot find it within the navigation menu or landing page selections then head for the search bar and the results will cover the all the documentation including the API. Below shows you the surface of the vast ocean that is this intermediate section of Babylon.js, dive in to get a deeper understanding.



# Getting Started - Follow That Character

## Follow That Character

Without using parenting we can also track the characters movements with a *FollowCamera*.

We give a *FollowCamera* a start position and a target to follow and a goal position from which to view the target. 

We create the *FollowCamera* with a name, start position and the optional scene parameter.
```javascript
const camera = new BABYLON.FollowCamera("FollowCam", new BABYLON.Vector3(-6, 0, 0), scene);
```

We then set the goal: 
height above the the center of the target;
```javascript
camera.heightOffset = 8;
```

radial distance from target plus height offset;
```javascript	
camera.radius = 1;
```

rotation, in radians, center of target in x y plane;
```javascript
camera.rotationOffset = 0;
```

acceleration in moving from current to goal position;
```javascript
camera.cameraAcceleration = 0.005
```

speed at which acceleration is halted 
```javascript
camera.maxCameraSpeed = 10
```	

Of course we also attach the camera to the canvas
```javascript
    camera.attachControl(canvas, true);
```

Finally we set the target
```javascript
camera.lockedTarget = targetMesh;
```

<Playground id="#KBS9I5#98" title="Follow The Character" description="Use the follow cam to follow the character around the village." image="/img/playgroundsAndNMEs/gettingStartedFollowCam.jpg"/>

Having created a 3D world, albeit just a small village, it would be good to see it in all its 3D glory. All you need is a 3D viewer whether a simple one such as the Google Carboard or a high tech one and the appropriate camera from Babylon.js.

Getting Started - Chapter 8 - Going Virtual

See Our Virtual Village World in VR