3d

A ray tracer generates images by tracing the path of light through pixels in an image plane and simulating how it interacts with virtual objects. It’s one of the most rewarding projects in computer graphics, producing photorealistic images from mathematical descriptions of a scene. ...

A voxel engine renders 3D worlds made of cube-shaped volume elements, similar to Minecraft. Building one teaches you about 3D rendering, chunk-based world management, mesh generation, and real-time graphics optimisation. ...