Gameplay Programming
Projects done as part of TAC-380: Video Game Programming
My Biggest Takeaways:
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If you can't explain the problem, you can't solve it.
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The simplest solution is not always the best one. Always think about what the computer is actually doing.
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Comments and documentation are communication - to others or your future self.
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When in doubt, it's probably dot product.
Portal
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Mario Kart
Star Fox
Zelda
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Game Engine Programming
Projects done as part of
CSCI-580: 3D Graphics and Rendering and TAC-485: Programming Game Engines
Animation IK (FABRIK)
Code snippet for FABRIK algorithm: https://github.com/andrealimonline/Animation-IK
FABRIK (Summary of Algorithm I Implemented):
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Put the end effector onto the target.
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For each joint from the end towards the root, move it to the correct distance away, maintaining the direction based on the previous steps.
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Put the root joint back onto the root location.
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Repeat the previous step, except going from the root towards the end instead.
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Finally, calculate the quaternion rotation to get the desired positions of all joints.
Mixture of Game Engine Systems
Lighting & Rendering
Topics covered in these projects include:
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Rendering (Shaders, Buffers, Transformation between Spaces, Camera)
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Texture and Normal Mapping
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Cache, Asset Management, Level Loading and Components-based System
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Lighting calculations (i.e. Phong, Simple, Unlit, Metallic)
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Animation (Blending, Skeletal Hierarchy, Skinning, Storing and Playing Animation Data)
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Collision (Separating Axis Theorem, Axis-Aligning Bounding Box, Oriented Bounding Box, Continuous Collision Detection using GJK algorithm)
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Multithreading and Thread-based Profiling
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Post-processing Effects (i.e. Gaussian Blur, Bloom)
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