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Graphics and game dev research. previously nvidia, blizzard, monolith, others. graphics, audio synth, exotic computation. No gods, no masters. http://blog.demofox.org.

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2024-08-23 16:10:18

OK here is my big announcement. For the past couple years I've been working on a rapid prototyping and development platform for real time rendering.
TL;DR - use nodes in a node graph to string together compute shaders, ray gen shaders, draw calls, etc. View it in a viewer that supports hot reloading. When you are done, generate code that would pass a code review. (Currently only DX12 code gen is public. More coming in future!)
https://github.com/electronicarts/gigi
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2024-08-04 20:52:21

I recorded a short 2 minute video showing an example of how math can be useful for programming.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFn6s_deCmo

2024-06-08 19:33:23

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for client side game dev, I've only ever seen roughly api compatible replacements used. The standard implementations are considered not fit for use in games, but having a standard set of data structures and algorithms that are well documented and known make it easier to hire people or have people move between code bases.

2024-05-04 00:30:56

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there was a kick butt FPS that was straight up affiliated with the US army some years ago. Definitely did not make me want to join but it was a pretty great game.