- introductory video tutorial on using Slang shader language to render a basic Gaussian splat
- provides a beginner-friendly walkthrough from setup, to convering the Slang language essential and application iintegration
- takes these concepts to explain how to render a basic Gaussian splat training process from python
- tutorial on Vulkan’s dynamic rendering feature that simplifies rendering without framebuffers
- explains how to transition from traditional render passes to the more streamlined dynamic rendering approach
- demonstrates the implementation of a GPU driven renderer
- explains GPU-based culling, draw call generation using indirect drawing as well as buffer compaction
- details implementation of clustered forward shading with optimized light assignment using subgroup operations
- introduces Skewed Oriented Bounding Boxes (SOBB) for ray tracing acceleration
- presents an efficient algorithm for transforming standard AABB BVHs into SOBB representations
- demonstrates performance improvements of 1.0-11.0x over AABB BVH and 1.1x over OBB BVH for secondary rays, with similar memory requirements to AABBs
- implements a WebGPU-based particle simulation that creates emergent life-like behaviors through asymmetric attraction/repulsion forces
- describes optimization techniques like spatial binning and parallel prefix sum for computing inter-particle forces efficiently
- discusses rendering approaches with anti-aliasing for both large and sub-pixel particles with glow effects
- explains techniques for animating grass through wind effects by simulating gusts using noise textures
- details how to implement player interaction with grass, making it bend away from objects and characters
- also covers an approach for cutting grass dynamically
- continues the custom lighting model series with techniques to simulate colored pencil art style
- presents shader methods for recreating the grainy texture and stroke patterns of traditional colored pencil drawings
- demonstrates implementation in both Unity and Unreal Engine using the visual shading language
Thanks to Jasper Bekkers for support of this series.
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