Small engine in Vulkan API

Table of contents

• General info
• Technologies
• Setup
• Controls

General info

This project is simple engine featuring:

• Phong-Blinn lighting model
• Flat, Gouraud, Phong shading methods
• Fog and day/night effect
• Static, following object, third-person and unlocked camera modes
• Reflectors attached to a moving object with changeable light direction.

Technologies

Project is created with:

• C++ 17
• Vulkan 1.3
• CMake
• GLFW, GLM libraries

Setup

To run this project:

• Change paths in .env.cmake file to match your directories
• Open solution located in build folder
• Build shaders project
• Set VcuEngine project as the startup project
• Build and run in Release mode

Controls

To switch between features:

• Use space to change shading method
• Use c to change camera mode
• Use f to enable/disable fog effect
• Use n to switch between day/night mode
• Use [ to move reflector direction forward
• Use ] to move reflector direction backward

For unlocked camera mode:

• Use w|s|a|d to move forward/backward/left/right
• Use q|e to move down/up
• Use ←|↑|→|↓ to look left/up/right/down