THE GAME DEVELOPER'S GUIDE TO GPU PROGRAMMING WITH VULKAN: FROM NOVICE TO EXPERT - BUILDING HIGH-PERFORMANCE GAMES by Logan Dolling
English | January 25, 2025 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0DTV6M9S1 | 196 pages | EPUB | 0.29 Mb
English | January 25, 2025 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0DTV6M9S1 | 196 pages | EPUB | 0.29 Mb
The Game Developer's Guide to GPU Programming with Vulkan: From Novice to Expert - Building High-Performance Games
About the Technology:
Vulkan is the future of graphics APIs. This low-level, high-performance interface gives you unprecedented control over the GPU, allowing you to maximize performance and create stunning visual effects in your games. But with this power comes complexity.
This book, written by an experienced graphics programmer and game developer, demystifies Vulkan and provides a clear path to mastery.
Summary of the book:
"The Game Developer's Guide to GPU Programming with Vulkan: From Novice to Expert - Building High-Performance Games" is your comprehensive guide to harnessing the power of Vulkan. Starting with the fundamentals and progressing to advanced techniques, you'll learn everything you need to build cutting-edge games with incredible graphics and smooth frame rates.
What's Inside:
- Foundations: Master core Vulkan concepts, including instances, devices, queues, and memory management.
- Graphics Pipeline: Dive deep into the rendering pipeline, from vertex input to fragment output, and learn how to optimize each stage.
- Shaders: Write efficient vertex and fragment shaders in GLSL to control the appearance of your game world.
- Advanced Techniques: Explore techniques like multisampling, instancing, tessellation, and geometry shaders to create stunning visual effects.
- Performance Optimization: Discover proven strategies to reduce draw calls, optimize shader code, and manage memory effectively.
- Real-World Applications: Apply your knowledge to build a complete Vulkan game engine, incorporating a rendering loop, game loop, and optimization techniques for real-time performance.
This book is perfect for aspiring and experienced game developers who want to take their skills to the next level. Whether you're a student, hobbyist, or professional, if you're passionate about creating high-performance games with incredible graphics, this book is for you.