Valhalla Graphics Engine

Valhalla is a 3D graphics rendering demo showcasing modern graphics techniques and real-time rendering capabilities. This project serves as a demonstration of graphics programming concepts and rendering features.

Why Valhalla?

Valhalla is an active work in progress. The project is designed to demonstrate various graphics programming techniques and serves as a learning platform for 3D rendering concepts. Its implementation showcases real-time rendering features that could be adapted for both games and visualization tools.

Features

• Rigged 3D model and animation support
• Multiple light sources
• Custom shaders
• Shadow mapping
• Real-time rendering
• Cross-platform (Windows, Linux)
• Hot-reloadable shaders

Project Structure

• src/ — Core graphics engine implementation
• shaders/ — Shader files for rendering
• assets/ — Assets used by the demo (models, textures)

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Odin programming language
• VulkanSDK (recommended for development)

Setup

Linux

• Install Assimp as a shared library.
• Install GLFW 3.4+ (older versions may cause crashes).

Clone the repository and build the demo program:

git clone https://github.com/xandaron/valhalla.git
cd valhalla/demo
odin build . -out:demo.exe
./demo.exe

Note: On Linux, you will need to install the GLFW 3.4+ library separately. Anything earlier will cause crashes.

Roadmap

Planned features and improvements:

• Improved omni-directional light shadow mapping
• Directional light support
• Raytracing
• Additional rendering techniques and optimizations

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.