Project 3: Raymond Feng

[sgmq0]

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Core Features Completed

• Shading kernel with BSDF evaluation (diffuse, perfect specular surfaces)
• Stream compacted path termination
• Sorting by material type
• Stochastic sampled antialiasing

Extended Features Completed

• Visual Improvements
  • Refraction with Fresnel effects
  • Texture and normal mapping
  • Environment maps
• Mesh Improvements
  • glTF mesh loading
• Performance Improvements
  • Russian roulette path termination
  • BVH data structure

Other Features and Details

• Libraries added:
  • stb_image.h
  • stb_image_write.h
  • tiny_gltf.h
  • json.hpp
  • gltfLoader.h and gltfLoader.cpp (my own files)
• Scene file changes:
  • Added several new scene files.
  • Additional GLBs all from sketchfab.
• Other notes
  • Texture loading supports alpha (but this is imperfect...)

README Completion Checklist

• Cover image in readme does not use Cornell Box
• Descriptions, screenshots, debug images, side-by-side comparisons of features implemented
• Analysis
• Scenes and meshes included or linked
• Third-party library changes or compilation changes documented
• Bloopers (optional)

Late Days Used

Used 3 late days.

Project feedback

Had a lot of fun! This project definitely did not become my entire life...

Also, I had some trouble with the intersection code given to us.