This is a prototype as I explore programming language, libraries, and tech stack viability for future game titles.
My intent for this work is:
- to achieve a high degree of control and autonomy over the entire tech stack
- to further refine my skill and appreciation for the engine layers (system level software, and hardware)
- to impart a path for differentiation through innovation and discovery in unusual and unconventional approaches
- to manifest independent game production and portfolio expansion
- to realize my desire to create, self-actualize, and contribute back to the industry that I love
- to help others do the same
Related work:
- Game 6 explores this topic in C17 language, instead of C++20.
- Vulkan SDK (not-included)
https://www.lunarg.com/vulkan-sdk/ - SDL (included)
- GLM (included)
- Clang (recommended)
- Start > Run... > "cmd.exe"
- Build with Node.js script (uses
clang++)node build_scripts/Makefile.mjs all
# Install Vulkan SDK
wget -qO- https://packages.lunarg.com/lunarg-signing-key-pub.asc | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/lunarg.asc
sudo wget -qO /etc/apt/sources.list.d/lunarg-vulkan-jammy.list http://packages.lunarg.com/vulkan/lunarg-vulkan-jammy.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install vulkan-sdk vulkan-tools vulkan-validationlayers-dev spirv-tools
# Install SDL2
sudo apt install libsdl2-dev
# Install Lua
sudo apt install liblua5.4-dev
# Install Clang compiler
sudo apt install clang
# Install Protobuf 25.2
sudo apt install libstdc++-12-dev # if nvidia-driver-* package is installed on Ubuntu, this may be necessary
mkdir -p vendor/protobuf-25.2/nix/src
git clone --branch v25.2 https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf.git vendor/protobuf-25.2/nix/src
cd vendor/protobuf-25.2/nix/src
git submodule update --init --recursive
cmake . -Dprotobuf_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../ -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++ -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=20
cmake --build . --parallel 10
cmake --install .
cd -
# Install Node.js
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.7/install.sh | bash
cd build_scripts/
nvm install
npm install
cd ..
# Build
node build_scripts/Makefile.mjs all# Install Vulkan SDK
https://sdk.lunarg.com/sdk/download/1.3.275.0/mac/vulkansdk-macos-1.3.275.0.dmg
# Install SDL2
brew install sdl2
# Install Lua
brew install [email protected]
# Install Protobuf 25.2
mkdir -p vendor/protobuf-25.2/mac/src
git clone --branch v25.2 https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf.git vendor/protobuf-25.2/mac/src
cd vendor/protobuf-25.2/mac/src
git submodule update --init --recursive
brew install cmake
cmake . -Dprotobuf_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../ -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++ -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=20
cmake --build . --parallel 10
cmake --install .
cd -
# Install Node.js
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.7/install.sh | bash
cd build_scripts/
nvm install
npm install
cd ..
# Build
node build_scripts/Makefile.mjs all- Can use VSCode (see
.vscode/tasks.json), or; - Can debug with
gdb
- Lua
https://www.lua.org/
tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l5HdmPoynw - Google Protobuf
https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases- installed with vcpkg https://vcpkg.io/en/getting-started
C:\> vcpkg install protobuf protobuf:x64-windows- legend for file extensions:
.proto: schema (proto3) language-agnostic input code.pb.{h,cc}: schema output cpp implementation code.pb: json-like protobuf text-based input format (human-readable data).bin: encoded protobuf binary output format (machine-readable data)
Beginner:
- My notes on C++
https://github.com/mikesmullin/cpp11-14-17-examples/blob/master/README.md - Vulkan (C++) Game Engine Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9U9IE0gVHA&list=PL8327DO66nu9qYVKLDmdLW_84-yE4auCR - Brendan's Vulkan Game Engine
https://github.com/blurrypiano/littleVulkanEngine - Official Vulkan Tutorial
https://vulkan-tutorial.com/Introduction
https://github.com/Overv/VulkanTutorial/tree/main/code - Official Vulkan Sample Code
https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Samples - Vulkan in 30 Minutes by RenderDoc
https://renderdoc.org/vulkan-in-30-minutes.html - Vulkan API Discussion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ9lSzI_Geg&list=PLNhdAzzsGnqPLeu7Doln4cFrpq-P_ZKsh - Custom cross-platform C std lib | YouTube Mr. 4th Programming
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT6InxK-XQvNKTyLXk6H6KKy12UYS_KDL
Intermediate:
- Vulkan Guide: GPU Driven Rendering Overview
https://vkguide.dev/docs/gpudriven/gpu_driven_engines/ - Vulkan API Demos
https://github.com/SaschaWillems/Vulkan/tree/master - Vulkan API diagrams
https://github.com/David-DiGioia/vulkan-diagrams
Advanced:
- Debugging in RenderDoc + nVidia nSight Graphics
https://www.saschawillems.de/blog/2016/05/28/tutorial-on-using-vulkans-vk_ext_debug_marker-with-renderdoc/ - Mastering Graphics Programming with Vulkan
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BKGLBN89 - Vulkan Memory Management
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM93bbKQ0P8
https://developer.nvidia.com/vulkan-memory-management# - Optimizing Texture Transfers | nVidia GPU Tech Conf
https://on-demand.gputechconf.com/gtc/2012/presentations/S0356-GTC2012-Texture-Transfers.pdf - GPU Framebuffer Memory: Understanding Tiling | Samsung Developers
https://developer.samsung.com/galaxy-gamedev/resources/articles/gpu-framebuffer.html - EASTL | Electronic Arts Standard Template Library
https://github.com/electronicarts/EASTL - Forward vs. Deferred Rendering
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5OiqJP2f7w - How Roblox uses Vulkan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z7sM8D5xj0 - How Supercell uses Vulkan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwh-fzhREOU
- Discord: Vulkan Game Engine Dev
https://discord.gg/2XuShqjC - Discord: Global Game Jam (Jan - Feb)
https://discord.gg/ggj
publish to iOS and Android mobile(although possible, GLES3 has better support; will probably end up with a wrapper)