Overview
What this challenge is about.
Survey 3 candidate GI techniques: voxel cone tracing (VXGI-style), screen-space GI (SSGI), and irradiance probe volumes. Pick one and justify based on quality/perf trade-offs for the target scenes. Implement it in the existing renderer (Vulkan-based, source available). Demo on 3 scenes: a small bedroom, a corridor, and a multi-room temple. Hit 16ms/frame on RTX 3060-class GPU. Deliver implementation, the 3 demo scenes, a performance + quality comparison vs. the baked baseline, and a 12-page technique-decision document.
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
Implement a real-time global illumination technique in an indie engine, hit 16ms/frame on RTX 3060-class hardware, and ship 3 demo scenes.
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Survey and compare real-time GI techniques against a scene-specific budget
- Implement a non-trivial GI technique in a real engine
- Compose multi-pass rendering with GI as a deferred contribution
- Communicate technique trade-offs for studio-leadership review
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
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Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
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Roles this prepares you for.
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