3d-games

Topics in the source

• 3D Game Development
• 1. Rendering Pipeline
• Stages
• Optimization Principles
• 2. Shader Principles
• Shader Types
• When to Write Custom Shaders
• 3. 3D Physics

Principles for 3D game systems. -- | Technique | Purpose | |-----------|---------| | Frustum culling | Don't render off-screen | | Occlusion culling | Don't render hidden | | LOD | Less detail at distance | | Batching | Combine draw calls | -- | Type | Purpose | |------|---------| | Vertex | Position, normals | | Fragment/Pixel | Color, lighting | | Compute | General computation | Special effects (water, fire, portals) Stylized rendering (toon, sketch) Performance optimization Unique visual identity -- | Shape | Use Case | |-------|----------| | Box | Buildings, crates | | Sphere | Balls, quick checks | | Capsule | Characters | | Mesh | Terrain (expensive) | Simple colliders, complex visuals Layer-based filtering Raycasting for line-of-sight -- | Type | Use | |------|-----| | Third-person | Action, adventure | | First-person | Immersive, FPS | | Isometric | Strategy, RPG | | Orbital | Inspection, editors | Smooth following (lerp) Collision avoidance Look-ahead for movement FOV changes for speed -- | Type | Use | |------|-----| | Directional | Sun, moon | | Point | Lamps, torches | | Spot | Flashlight, stage | | Ambient | Base illumination | Real-time shadows are expensive Bake when

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