Show HN: 3D Rendering Engine Written in OpenGL and C++

Category: devtools

Tags: opengl, rendering-engine, computer-graphics, cpp, gamedev

Score: 4.5/10 (Innovation: 4, Technical: 7, Documentation: 4, Utility: 3)

A personal OpenGL 3D rendering engine written in C++ that implements a deferred renderer with PBR, global illumination via spherical harmonics probes, ray marching, and various effects like fur shading and water. It demonstrates significant technical depth but serves more as a learning sandbox than a reusable engine, lacking structured API documentation and broad adoption.

Target audience: graphics programmers, game developers, C++ learners

Repository: https://github.com/HaydenD100/OpenGLRenderingEngine · C++ · MIT · 21 stars

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