Project - Game Engine Notes

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Project Info

Game Engine Notes

Date:
2024.02.01
Location:
Pittsburgh
Team:
Daaa Zhao
Instructor:
N/A
Role:
Programmer, Documentation

Game Engine Notes

Here I'm trying to create a game engine from scratch.

Also, I try to compress the steps into a tutorial containing both theory and implementation.

My goal is to write a game engine version of Shirley's 'Ray Tracing in One Week', should call it something like 'Game Engine in One Week'.

I just started and things are still super messy now. Don't laugh at me.

https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVNzXVBTM=/?share_link_id=690785319473

Read Me

Daaa Zhao

Daaa is a junior developer specializing in game dev, computer graphics, and machine learning. He is currently involved in projects integrating ML into games and graphics, aiming to push the boundaries of interactive experiences. With a solid foundation in programming and hands-on experience in Unity, Daaa is eager to expand his skills and contribute to innovative projects. His passion for learning combined with his growing expertise in ML, makes him a promising talent in the evolving landscape of digital media and immersive technologies.

Project Coords

Interdisciplinary is precisely what I am good at. Every time the inspiration burst, in order to set the idea free from limits, I would learn some new skills to counter the challenge. Over time, I have broadened my skillset widely open, from art to tech, from reality to virtuality. Below is an axis graph to explain the Art-Tech/Digital-Physical coordinate of the skillsets used in my projects.

Special Thanks

Thanks to Matthew P Munger who created and shared this open source MattOS. This is really a powerful and enjoyable tool to use. I also learned a lot from how he manages this front-end system. Welcome to check out and support his work!

Gallery

The Form Generation of an Organically Shaped Pavilion

What if you run out of some ingredients when making a dish?

Sure, you can go out to purchase some. But also, you can choose to revise the recipe a little bit based on the foods in your hand; and please be proud of it, that's human intelligence. However, we are losing this intelligence after industrialization. Is it appropriate to cut every unique tree into the same board?

Installation Art
AI Generated

IDEAS AR

This is an AR treasure-hunting game.

There are secrets hidden in the IDEAS campus; could you find them? Scan the QR codes on any suspect surfaces, collect clues, and unlock your final reward!

AR
Interactive Exhibition

if (isMeaningful)
{
   MakeItMeaningful();
   MakeItFun();
}
else
{
   MakeItFun();
}

Time Travel Bandit

Unstable cracks are appearing.

It’s becoming easier for people to travel through time and space. Our character, Baaa, is a professional thief. Recently, he has started to make a living by traveling through time and space and stealing treasure.

Shader
Architecture

Sonarogue

Eyes covered. How to survive the dungeon? Use sonar!

This game is made solo in a two-week game dev challenge. It's a sonar-detect roguelike game. In this dungeon, your vision is taken, and your only ability is to use a sonar device. Play it online on itch.io!

Atmospheric
Minimalistic

Daaa's Horse

Just squeeze.

Soft Body
Interactive

Don't Let the Cat Sleep

Get up, kitty!

Robot Arm
Pet's Toy

Chinese Calligraphy

This is a 40-meter-long calligraphy scroll.

It took me three months to create, and I treated every stroke meticulously. With such an opportunity, each stroke is an examination and tempering of my heart and spirit.

Calligraphy Art
XXXL Scale

Wander Corgi VR

Wanna be a dog and leave pee-mails to others?

In this VR experience, you will become a corgi, waking up and finding your favorite toy lost in the city. Be a detective! Read the pee-mails left by your friends, and discover the clues.

Animal View
VR

Modular Tile-based Generative Design

An architectural manifesto.

The future of democratic design and growing architecture with the participation of the GANs. Every opinion matters; how can we take them into design consideration with the help of AI?

Architectural Design
Graphic Design

Mask

The pandemic is the best time of my life.

The short film is a story about a woman worker being laid off by a mask factory before the pandemic. To pay for her salary, the factory gave her 1 ton of masks, which were worth nothing before the pandemic. But later, the situation changed. Mask has become a hot barter for money and sexual resources.

Set Design
Short Film

Objects³ AR

An immersive exhibition, people run around to chase the artworks.

Instead of showing them renderings and videos, I created an AR app to let the jurors discover and chase the artworks they like. The Objects pop up like "Wild Pokémon" randomly, and the guests need to chase the items they are interested in to have a closer look.

AR
Digital Sculptures

Escape the Refrigerator

You are a piece of beef in the refrigerator.

A refrigerator is a locker people use to store food and other stuff. People can only see when they are trying to open the doors. Then what is happening in that? The outside atmosphere and the space in the refrigerator are two parallel worlds.

Unity 3D
Game Jam

Broken Architects

We are three broken architects.

This is our final chance to win the project, but we are out of budget. Why not rob some elements from our neighborhoods? Smash! Build! And do it over and over again! Design your own project! Enjoy the infinity!