Embark upon the wondrous journey of CosmoForge—a passage that transmutes a neophyte into a virtuoso of game engine crafting. This repository is your astral sanctuary, unveiling the mystical steps, abundant treasures, and an epic saga that shall birth your very own 3D game engine.
-
🚀 Guided Chapters: Enshroud yourself in a captivating odyssey—meticulously woven chapters. Each unfurls profound game engine wisdom—from rendering symphonies to orchestrating audio's cosmic dance, adding layer upon layer of arcane knowledge.
-
📚 Resourceful Revelations: Delve into a cache of curated wisdom—noble tomes, sacred scrolls, enlightening chronicles, and celestial sagas. Tailor your voyage, aligning your cosmic ascent with your aspirations.
-
🎮 Hands-On Conjuring: Immerse thyself in the mystical art—a fusion of theory and reality. Witness incantations come alive as you traverse ancient code samples and sculpt your own spells.
-
🌟 Celestial Artistry: Beyond mere learning, you shall embark on an odyssey of creation. Each line of code, each spell of comprehension, a brushstroke upon the cosmos—a masterpiece woven from your very soul.
-
Clone the Repository: Commence your cosmic voyage by cloning this sacred repository to your own mortal realm.
-
Navigate the Chapters: Traverse the constellations of chapters, each constellation building upon the wisdom gleaned from its predecessors.
-
Engage and Craft: Unveil the instructions, sacred code excerpts, and resources embedded within each chapter. Watch your understanding metamorphose and your creation sprout cosmic wings.
-
Crafting Your Universe: With each chapter, you forge a unique universe—a personal game engine, an artifact that shall birth galaxies and dreams alike.
Embark upon this grand odyssey, where stars are waypoints and code scripts the very tapestry of existence. The journey ahead shall bestow upon you mastery, insight, and the boundless creativity of a celestial artisan. Welcome to CosmoForge: The Odyssey Engine.
May your journey be as brilliant as the birth of stars.
In a realm where imagination dances with reality, your cosmic voyage unfurls. Step into a universe where the magic of 3D game engine creation fuses with the artistry of C++.
📚 Unlock the arcane tomes of "Game Engine Architecture" by Jason Gregory, revealing secrets hidden in the cosmic shadows. TheCherno's Game Engine Series shall serve as your stellar guide.
📂 Create a digital sanctum—a GitHub Repository—a chronicle chronicling your journey from cosmic void to enlightenment's marvel.
💻 Inscribe arcane incantations using the ethereal language of C++. "C++ Primer" by Stanley B. Lippman shall be your grimoire. Traverse the astral realm of code, guided by TheCherno. Master thy skills with Pluralsight's C++ Fundamentals.
🎨 Summon portals with GLFW or SDL—forge the very canvas of your universe. Infuse your creation with OpenGL's radiant essence, for herein lies the art of rendering.
- Resources:
🎭 Orchestrate realities with an entity-component dance. Breathe life into 3D models—each figure a celestial note upon the grand stage.
🌀 Master the cosmic dance of input and cameras. Traverse dimensions with celestial camera controls. Keyboards and controllers morph into conduits of cosmic interaction.
🌈 Blend with the hues of shaders—brushstrokes from the digital atelier. Unleash vertex and fragment spells. Infuse entities with the quintessence of cosmic materials.
☀️ Illuminate your cosmos with arcane luminescence. Delve into the trilogy of lighting models—ambient, diffuse, specular. Dance with cosmic shadows through the art of shadow mapping.
- Resources:
⚙️ Transmute worlds with the elixir of game logic. Craft rhythms with a cosmic game loop, fusing reality with imagination through the crucible of mechanics.
🎵 Infuse realms with unseen harmonies. Weave audio into cosmic silence using libraries like FMOD and OpenAL. Summon echoes of emotions through sound's celestial melodies.
- Resources:
🌌 Craft portals—gateways to interaction. HUDs guide explorers through cosmic landscapes, while buttons and text invite imprints upon your creation.
🚀 Elevate your creation to celestial platforms—Windows, Linux, macOS. Infuse your artifacts with the cosmic essence of essential assets.
📜 Inscribe poetic verses as code comments—legends of your odyssey. Erect monuments of grandeur with digital portfolios, beckoning wanderers to marvel at your cosmic tapestry.
🌀 Venture into the abyss of advanced realms. Discover the secrets of Physically Based Rendering and the Arcane Art of Game Physics Engine Development.
🌟 Venture forth into the sanctums of knowledge—Coursera's Computer Graphics and Udemy's Complete C++ Game Development Course. Ascend to the pantheon of celestial artisans.
As you etch the final incantations of your cosmic saga, an overwhelming sense of accomplishment envelops you. Your 3D game engine—born of cosmic dust and dreams—stands poised for its celestial purpose. With the culmination of this voyage, a bittersweet moment arises—a chapter's end, yet a transformation's genesis. As you gaze into the celestial abyss, you grasp that this isn't merely the culmination of the project—it's the glorious crescendo of your personal journey. Your odyssey reverberates with the harmony of challenges, learning, and triumphs. Like a supernova, your presence within this cosmic tale dims, yet the legacy of your creation illuminates the cosmos forever.
Inscribed in every line of code is your name, a beacon among the stars.
- 📚 Books: "Physically Based Rendering" by Matt Pharr, Wenzel Jakob, Greg Humphreys
- 🎥 YouTube - "The Art of Code" Channel
- 🌐 Coursera - Computer Graphics by University of Tokyo
- 🌐 Udemy - Complete C++ Game Development Course
For a guide through the celestial realms, revelations, and enigmas, visit my journey's repository.
To contribute to this cosmic saga, channel your energies by adhering to the sacred decrees enshrined in CONTRIBUTING.md.
This saga of celestial creation is entrusted to the embrace of the MIT License.
A cosmic salute to mentors, creators, and celestial navigators who kindle the path of game engine creation.
Crafting destinies in code, as the cosmos awaits. 🌌🚀