A real-time Vulkan renderer written in C++20 using modern rendering techniques. Features a modular rendering architecture, compute-based post-processing, ImGui integration, MSAA, and full glTF support.
Originally built off the Vulkan tutorial up to the triangle stage, I then modularized the entire setup into a Backend namespace. From there, I split Vulkan systems during a major refactor.
The engine truly came together after integrating ideas from vkguide.dev, allowing me to build a scalable framework and explore more advanced rendering techniques.
- Vulkan 1.3 renderer
- MSAA (up to 8x)
- glTF / GLB model loading
- Compute shader-based post-processing
- ImGui debug UI
- Color blending and multisampling
- PBR rendering
- Normal mapping
- Mipmapping
- AABB frustum culling
- Transparent depth sorting
- Dynamic pipeline swapping
- HDR environmental mapping
- Modular Vulkan backend, pipeline, and descriptor setup
W A S D– Move forward, left, back, rightSpace– Move upCtrl– Move downMouse (Left Click + Move)– Look aroundR– Reset camera to spawn/originEsc– Exit application
- Windows 10+
- Vulkan SDK (1.3+)
- CMake 3.20+
- Visual Studio 2022
mkdir build
cd build
cmake .. -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64
cmake --build . --config Release/Debug