DirectX 12 is the latest iteration of Microsoft’s proprietary computer graphics API used for Windows and Xbox platforms. DirectX 12, like new graphics APIs such as Vulkan, Apple Metal, or WebGPU, is focused on making a less complex driver and an API that’s closer to the architecture of modern GPUs…

Control is a metaphysical 3rd person shooter by Remedy Entertainment, creators of Quantum Break and Alan Wake. You play as Ms. Jesse Faden, who finds herself in the Federal Bureau of Control, and upon discovering an odd gun and apparent suicide of the previous director, assumes the role of…

How do I get started writing C++ projects? I have experience with JavaScript, Go, Rust, Ruby, etc. so what are the package managers, build tools, and libraries? C++ is a systems level programming language designed as an extension to C, introducing classes, generics, object initializers, destructors and by extension Resource…

Pixel art is a large part of the legacy of game development. Every Pokemon game up until their X/Y series was rendered entirely with pixel art, Ragnarok Online (2000) was one of the first commercial works to feature 3D rendering along side pixel art characters. …

Overwatch is a game that focuses on teamwork. As a team you need to work together to wrestle control of a portion of the map from the enemy team by directing aggression and protect teammates as in the Tank role, hitting weak points in the enemy’s defenses in the Damage…

Mortal Kombat 11 is one of the most impressive looking games to come out in 2019, with amazing facial animations, shadows, lighting, and postprocessing effects. That’s besides the fact that the game is really fun, with complex fight sequences and a thrilling storyline. Because of Mortal Kombat 11’s impressive…

A portfolio is a showcase of your most impressive work, and whether you’re an engineer, artist, manager, or your role blends depending on what’s necessary for your company, your portfolio serves as a way of making clear your 🏆 accomplishments, 😊 personality, and 🎸 professional & personal interests in a…

A review of the rendering architecture of the new Minecraft RTX renderer, reviewing their implementation of A-SVGF, their path tracer, and their Deep Learning Super Sampling 2.0 implementation. Minecraft is a creative survival game where you must mine for resources, build tools, farms, explore the world in search for…

Apple Metal is Apple’s primary computer graphics API, and after depreciating OpenGL, the only graphics API supported and maintained by Apple.