Pixel

A Software-Renderer written entirely in Java.

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. See the LICENSE file for details.

Getting started

Take a look inside the [Main.java] file to get the general idea on how to setup and render a scene.

Invoke the terminal using the F12 key. You can change variables by typing in <variable_name> <new_value>. Use the "help" command for more information.

Supported features

• Loading of .obj files
• Rendering of lines
• Rendering of triangles
• Programmable vertex, geometry, and fragment shaders
  • An implementation of the Phong reflection model with support for:
    • Point lights
    • Directional lights
    • Spotlights
• Backface culling
• Z-Buffering
• Clipping
• View-frustum culling
• Textures
• Texture filtering
• Cube maps
• Blending
• Post-processing filters

Further ideas to implement

• Deferred shading
  • Stencil buffer
  • Shadow mapping
• Advanced texture filtering:
  • Mipmaps
  • Anisotropic texture filtering