Computer graphics and XR, web and open science experiments.
Can we use WebGPU to compute real-time global illumination with surface patches called surfels? Does it look good enough? Is it fast enough? And can we finally construct viable compute-heavy rendering pipelines right here on the open web? Join me on this journey and let's find out!
Surfel-based global illumination on the web using a fully compute-driven WebGPU pipeline.
The largest collection of Slovenian public domain poetry.
A WebXR-only defense game in 13 KB where you blow dandelion seeds at alien waves.
An arcade dodger built in 13 KB with WebGL2 SDF rendering and radiance cascades.
WebXR strategy game built for JS13K where you grow and conquer volcanic islands.
Can neural networks assist in bringing global illumination to the web? Can they also help with adding limited dynamic global illumination? Can they do all that while keeping performance high? Dig in!
Compress baked lightmaps into tiny neural networks for interactive global illumination in WebGL.
Teleport locomotion for A-Frame with thumbstick activation, rotation, and snap-turns
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