Overview
What this challenge is about.
Implement Shadow Mapping in a Toy Game Engine. Advanced challenge in code. Writing production code that solves real engineering problems, earn a blockchain-v...
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
Add directional-light shadow mapping with PCF and cascaded shadow maps to an open-source game engine, with demo scenes and a trade-off post-mortem.
This is not a coding exercise. It is the work a software engineer does between a Jira ticket and a merged PR. That distinction matters to every hiring manager who has seen candidates solve LeetCode problems and none who have shipped production code under real constraints.
When you finish, you will have something most graduates do not: a real-world deliverable, verified by Ewance, that you can show to a hiring manager and say "I did this. Here is the proof."
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Implement shadow mapping with the standard quality fixes
- Apply cascaded shadow maps to a large outdoor scene
- Manage shader pipeline state for multi-pass rendering
- Communicate graphics trade-offs in a contributor-style write-up
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Aligned coursework coming soon.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
Each one shows up on your verified credential.
- Shading And Lighting
Apply shading and lighting to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Gpu Pipeline
Apply gpu pipeline to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Shadow Mapping
Apply shadow mapping to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- 3d Rendering
Apply 3d rendering to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Opengl
Apply opengl to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Shader Programming
Apply shader programming to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
Careers
Career paths this challenge builds toward
Completing this challenge demonstrates skills that transfer directly to these roles: