sceneHolder = document.getElementById( 'sceneHolder' );
    scene = new THREE.Scene();
    camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera( 60, SCENE_WIDTH / SCENE_HEIGHT, 1, 10000 );
    camera.position.z = 0;
    scene.add( camera );

    var sphereGeom = new THREE.SphereGeometry( 200, 20, 20 );
    //NOTE: If we add {},function(){render()} in the following, it stops working!
    var sphereTexture = THREE.ImageUtils.loadTexture('media/vr/testpot.jpg');
    mesh = new THREE.Mesh(sphereGeom,new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({map:sphereTexture,overdraw:true}));
    //So that we see the inside of the sphere too!
    mesh.doubleSided=true;
    scene.add( mesh );

    renderer = new THREE.CanvasRenderer();
    renderer.setSize(  SCENE_WIDTH, SCENE_HEIGHT );
    sceneHolder.appendChild( renderer.domElement );