Nvidia

MARCH 17, 2023

Tools Pipeline Engineering Lead Megumi Ando sat down with NVIDIA to discuss the integration process in the company’s latest release as well as their adoption plans in Polyphony’s game development pipeline. Why did you choose USD for your game development pipeline? Of course we do.

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Nvidia

OCTOBER 12, 2022

NVIDIA recently introduced a new feature available in the next generation of GPUs: Shader execution reordering (SER). NVIDIA recently introduced a new feature available in the next generation of GPUs: Shader execution reordering (SER). For more information, see the Shader Execution Reordering whitepaper.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The cover illustration is from Ballionaire , a roguelike pachinko simulator where the laws of physics bend to your will, developed by newobject and published by Raw Fury! You can buy the game on Steam , and follow the developer on BlueSky and itch.io. Shaders: Fix source_color default value ( GH-101642 ). Donate now

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 27, 2023

Those typically shouldn’t add instability to the engine, but may require doing some changes in your scripts, scenes, and shaders if you were using the affected APIs. It is developed by Chasing Carrots using Godot 4.0 Rendering: Properly append global uniform buffer name in gl_compatibility shaders ( GH-72138 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 25, 2023

Shaders: Fix code generation for ProximityRange node in visual shader ( GH-71760 ). Note that you need to force recompiling your affected visual shaders by doing any change in their graph. Shaders: Clean up shader parameter remap ( GH-71797 ). Shaders: Fix shader include dependency handling ( GH-71878 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Rendering: OpenGL: Fix scene shader error when using Omni or Spot but not both ( GH-69901 ). Shaders: Fix the sorting of shader uniforms ( GH-70016 ). Shaders: Optimize code generation of visual shader particles ( GH-69900 ). Rendering: OpenGL: Implement missing boot image feature ( GH-70169 ). Requires.NET SDK 6.0

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Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 13, 2022

Do you have prior experience with other game engines? I have years of random experience in development with my first games made way back for Commodore 64. I used the most known game engines there were, and some of my obscure games were made in Pascal, and even Matlab. and Global Game Jam.

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Harold Serrano

MAY 16, 2024

I was completely immersed in rewriting my game engine when I stumbled upon these captivating images. I was a bit hesitant to take a detour from my engine and modify the renderer. See, there were several things that I needed to change in my engine. For starters, I was using non-physically-based shaders.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 2, 2017

alpha1, users need more content to test with the new 3D engine. Sites like Sketchfab provide plenty of PBR-ready assets for downloading, and plugins that export scenes from other popular game engines to this format. The surprise, though, is how good this format is for video game asset exchange. Khronos, with glTF 2.0,

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iXie gaming

JULY 23, 2023

Because of its adaptability, user-friendliness, and tremendous capabilities, it is a popular choice among developers working in a variety of fields and sectors. In this article, we will discuss the factors that contribute to Unity’s continued dominance in the game development industry.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Rendering: Implement CAMERA_VISIBLE_LAYERS as built-in shader variable ( GH-67387 ). Visual Shader: Make custom visual shader nodes automatically updates from script ( GH-69738 ). Rendering: Tweak shadow bias defaults for DirectionalLight3D and OmniLight3D ( GH-55757 ). XR: WebXR is now fully working in Godot 4! ( GH-68870 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 11, 2021

Welcome to another developer interview following the introduction of the Godot Showcase page ! This week, we are interviewing Leonardo "Leocesar3D" Veloso about their game Human Diaspora. My name is Leonardo Veloso and I am a 3D artist working on TV broadcasting in Brazil, in my spare time I am a hobbyist game developer.

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Harold Serrano

MAY 26, 2024

For a long time, the first version of my game engine lacked a UI. The only reason it had one was out of necessity, not because I enjoyed developing one. Thus, I ended up developing a BRDF renderer. My goal for next week is to focus on fixing the Disney shaders and Lighting. So, this is where I am right now.

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iXie gaming

AUGUST 17, 2023

Nowadays, gaming surpasses mainstream movies in terms of audience engagement, and popular game titles consistently generate substantial revenue. But where does one start with game development on Unity? As you gain confidence and experience, you can gradually tackle more complex games.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 20, 2023

For shaders, we removed the now-redundant SCREEN_TEXTURE , DEPTH_TEXTURE , and NORMAL_ROUGHNESS_TEXTURE ( GH-70967 ). The illustration picture for this article is from Dauphin , a 2D RPG in development by Ben / devduck which was recently ported to Godot 4.0 Add next/reset function to AnimationStateMachine ( GH-71264 , GH-71418 ).

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Nvidia

MAY 21, 2021

NetEase Thunder Fire Games Uses Mesh Shading To Create Beautiful Game Environments for Justice In December, we interviewed Haiyong Qian, NetEase Game Engine. Recently, NetEase introduced Mesh Shader support to Justice. Not only are the updated environments breathtaking, the game supports 1.8

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The illustration picture for this article is from an unnamed RPG by developer bitbrain (working title "cave"). The game started development with Godot 3.x, Shaders: Fix shader crash when using boolean type for vertex->fragment varyings ( GH-70460 ). x, and was recently ported to 4.0 Requires.NET SDK 6.0

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iXie gaming

APRIL 24, 2023

Fast forward to today, and Roblox has pioneered the tools and economy around the user-generated content model, making it one of the most successful ongoing gaming platforms in the process. What are the benefits of developing games in Roblox and what are its drawbacks? But what makes Roblox such a success?

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Rendering: OpenGL: Fix scene shader error when using Omni or Spot but not both ( GH-69901 ). Shaders: Fix the sorting of shader uniforms ( GH-70016 ). Shaders: Optimize code generation of visual shader particles ( GH-69900 ). Rendering: OpenGL: Implement missing boot image feature ( GH-70169 ). Requires.NET SDK 6.0

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iXie gaming

MAY 8, 2023

WebGL, or Web Graphics Library, is a powerful technology that allows developers to create high-performance 3D graphics and games that run directly in the browser without the need for plugins. With WebGL, developers can harness the power of the GPU to create immersive gaming experiences that can be accessed by a wide range of users.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

In the fast-paced world of mobile game development , visual effects (VFX) play a pivotal role in creating immersive experiences that captivate players. The constraints of mobile hardware demand innovative solutions to ensure games not only look stunning but also run smoothly.

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Nvidia

MARCH 20, 2023

At GDC 2023, NVIDIA released new tools that make real-time path tracing more accessible to developers while accelerating the creation of ultra-realistic game. At GDC 2023 , NVIDIA released new tools that make real-time path tracing more accessible to developers while accelerating the creation of ultra-realistic game worlds.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The game is developed by Vedg Studio / NoirosL and was recently ported to Godot 4.0 Rendering: Enable mipmaps in cubemap roughness shader ( GH-68511 ). Rendering: Properly set TIME shader uniform when rendering shadows ( GH-68574 ). Wishlist it on Steam! What's new. NET 6 build (C#, GDScript, GDExtension). Known issues.

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Nvidia

MARCH 24, 2022

This week at GDC, NVIDIA announced a number of new tools for game developers to help save time, more easily integrate NVIDIA RTX, and streamline the creation of. NVIDIA announces a number of new tools for game developers to help save time, more easily integrate NVIDIA RTX, and streamline the creation of virtual worlds.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 13, 2023

The game is currently being ported to Godot 4.0 Follow Kenny Park on Twitter or Mastodon for development updates, and check his website to discover other games and applications. Visual Shader: Add few improvements for VisualShaderNodeParticleRandomness ( GH-71123 ). What's new. Requires.NET SDK 6.0 specifically.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 17, 2023

This is especially useful for the developers targeting the Steam Deck, as you can configure it to have one-click deploy to your device. Editor: Fix node preview crashes after updating visual shader node ( GH-71385 ). Rendering: Properly initialize directional_light_count in RD sky shaders ( GH-71526 ). Requires.NET SDK 6.0

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Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 18, 2021

Welcome to another developer interview following the introduction of the Godot Showcase page ! This week, we are interviewing John Watson about the game Gravity Ace. Hi, I'm John, I'm a (mostly) solo game developer making games that I want to play. My first game was for the One Game A Month challenge.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The illustration picture for this article is from an unnamed RPG by developer bitbrain (working title “cave”). The game started development with Godot 3.x, Shaders: Fix shader crash when using boolean type for vertex->fragment varyings ( GH-70460 ). x, and was recently ported to 4.0 Requires.NET SDK 6.0

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 28, 2022

Some noteworthy changes in this release: Shader preprocessor support and shader includes. Grouping annotations for shaders ( uniform_group ). Rendering: Force regenerating shader cache when updating Godot ( GH-62848 ). Shaders: Add shader preprocessor and includes support ( GH-62513 ). Known issues.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Godot uses a considerably different approach to rendering (and rendering abstraction) than other, popular, game engines. This document was written in hopes to find more developers that would like to help us write rendering code, as it explains the overall design. Shader abstraction. On GLES2, regular uniforms are used.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The idea of using a game engine for projects other than creating video games is not new. For decades, game engines have been used to create applications, simulations and more. Comparing the visual output of graphics settings, shaders, or rendering techniques in an animated scene. Original pull request.

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Nvidia

MAY 17, 2023

The main design philosophy of D3D12 and Vulkan is to enable game engines to distribute graphics workloads across multiple CPU cores. Resource allocation and destruction Creating and destroying buffers, textures, and shaders is fundamental to efficient computer graphics. Evenly balance work across all threads for best results.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 17, 2022

One of the problems with developing games with large game worlds is that objects start to jitter and teleport around as you move away from the world origin. The solution should be easy, let’s just use doubles in all of our shaders! Doubles in Shaders. The Problem. So how does it work?

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 13, 2022

All this work is done by contributors on the side while our main development focus remains on the upcoming Godot 4.0 and included in this beta are: Asynchronous shader compilation + caching (ubershader) ( GH-53411 ). A long awaited solution to shader compilation stuttering on OpenGL, courtesy Pedro J. Estébanez ( RandomShaper )!

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 14, 2014

In the meanwhile and in the absence of any publicity or mention in the developer press, the user community has silently grown a few orders of magnitude, via just word of mouth. A monthly roundup of development is planned after this release. Godot development is sponsored by Okam, so donations are not currently needed.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The idea of using a game engine for projects other than creating video games is not new. For decades, game engines have been used to create applications, simulations and more. Comparing the visual output of graphics settings, shaders, or rendering techniques in an animated scene. Original pull request.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Rendering: GLES2: Fix trunc shader function compilation on Android ( GH-56061 ). Godot is a non-profit, open source game engine developed by hundreds of contributors on their free time, and a handful of part or full-time developers, hired thanks to donations from the Godot community. please file an issue on GitHub.

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