the matrix was a documentary
New demo showcasing a higher quality model with improved image-based lighting. Using spherical harmonics here (SH2), which I had from the beginning, but added automatic dominant light extraction when loading an HDRI image. This detects the sunlight, ambient environment lighting, and controls the shadowing. So basically everything in
Really happy to be a part of the 2025 edition of GP-Direct, a compilation of around 20 different “from scratch” 3D engines made by people from the graphics programming community. I submitted my Degine graphics demo as part of this, and also designed the YouTube thumbnail. Super stoked
Got together a new demo video for Degine, my custom OpenGL 3D game engine, showcasing the current state of the graphics. This 1 minute clip is my submission for the GP-Direct 2025 compilation, with a few dozen other indie game developers and graphics programmers. Stuck a peak at
Just got a massive update out for Rendepth, my stereo 3D image viewer and AI 2D-to-3D app. You can download for free at rendepth.com, source code is also available. Only the Windows and Linux versions are live right now, the MacOS version is an older build, since I
Made this long-ass developer update for my OpenGL engine, Degine. Lots of info in the video, but I’m working on the character animation mostly and fixing bugs with stuff that was mocked up before. Graphics are in a good place (aside from the glitches), need to flesh out
Just dropped a video of Assassin’s Creed Shadows running in 3D on the Odyssey 3D, Samsung’s new “glasses free” 3D display. This monitor looks absolutely nuts in 3D. Sadly, it’s just about impossible to photograph due to the way the 3D works, and the eye-tracking cameras. I did
Been researching real-time indirect lighting and global illumination techniques recently, and was most interested in simpler methods that did not require extensive pre-computation steps. Evaluating indirect light in screen space is an obvious choice here, since it can be fully dynamic, and the performance cost is essentially fixed
Quick update on Degine, my in-house OpenGL engine. Most of the shaders were finished a few months ago, though I’ve been working on various optimizations behind the scenes. Performance is quite stable, at least on high-end desktop, right now (watch the embedded video). Still needs some work on
Right here we have a pretty solid intro into OpenGL, from what appears to be the coursework of two university professors and their students. It is by no means “modern” techniques, but I feel like it gets the job done for a thorough first look at the API.
In the past week I’ve made some major breakthroughs with the performance on Degine, my custom OpenGL / WebGL 3D engine. Did a lot of reading on performance and optimization guides, like on the ARM and Nvidia websites, specifically for OpenGL ES3 performance on mobile. Also integrated a
