Lecture 20: Next steps in computer graphics

Select your next development branch

• Rasterization
• Raytracing
• DirectX 12
• Vulkan
• Game development

Rasterization branch

1. Read Fundamentals of Computer Graphics by Peter Shirley [1]
2. Read Introduction to 3D Game Programming with DirectX 12 by Frank Luna [2]
3. Read GPU gems 1 [3]
4. Read GPU gems 2 [4]
5. Read GPU gems 3 [5]

Raytracing branch

1. Read Ray tracing in one weekend series by Peter Shirley [6]
2. Read DX12 Raytracing tutorial from https://developer.nvidia.com/rtx/raytracing/dxr/dx12-raytracing-tutorial-part-1 [7]
3. Read Ray tracing gems [8]

DirectX 12 branch

1. Dive into official DirectX 12 samples: https://github.com/microsoft/DirectX-Graphics-Samples
2. Read Introduction to 3D Game Programming with DirectX 12 by Frank Luna [2]

Vulkan API + GLTF branch

1. Read Vulkan guide https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Guide
2. Dive into Vulakn samples https://github.com/khronosGroup/Vulkan-samples
3. Implement your own GLTF viewer https://github.com/KhronosGroup/glTF/blob/master/README.mds
4. Avoid Sasha Williams’s samples=)

Game development branch

• Unreal engine academy: https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/onlinelearning-courses
• Unity academy: https://learn.unity.com/

Exam

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