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function makeTextSprite( message, parameters )
{
	if ( parameters === undefined ) parameters = {};
	
	var fontface = parameters.hasOwnProperty("fontface") ? 
		parameters["fontface"] : "Helvetica";
	
	var fontsize = parameters.hasOwnProperty("fontsize") ? 
		parameters["fontsize"] : 70;
	

	var canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
	var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
	context.font = fontsize + "px " + fontface;
    
	// get size data (height depends only on font size)
	var metrics = context.measureText( message );
	var textWidth = metrics.width;


	// text color
	context.fillStyle = "rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0)";
	context.fillText( message, 0, fontsize);
	
	// canvas contents will be used for a texture
	var texture = new THREE.Texture(canvas) 
			texture.minFilter = THREE.LinearFilter;
			texture.needsUpdate = true;

	var spriteMaterial = new THREE.SpriteMaterial({ map: texture, useScreenCoordinates: false});
	var sprite = new THREE.Sprite( spriteMaterial );
	sprite.scale.set(100,50,1.0);
	return sprite;	
}