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    Posted on Custom Engine, Student Projects

    Projects I have worked on during my first year at BUas.

    These projects have significantly improved my understanding of the C++ language, the OOP methodology, data structures, libraries, vector/matrix math, and general game development thanks to these initial projects.

    Gauntlet

    Working on Gauntlet increased my knowledge of retro games, Object-Oriented Programming data structures like LinkedList, and many C++ features.

    Raytracer

    I have significantly improved my understanding of mathematics, math notations, and the raytracing formula by exploring the topics of reflections and shadows.

    I used SageMath to help me with visualizing math equations relating to ray-shape detections. Learned about BVH optimization techniques, Blinn–Phong shading, and recursive functions.

    Messing with reflective rays
    Messing with shadows
    Researching and implementing BVH

    OpenGL Space Game

    Using OpenGL ES 2.0 as this project had to run on a Raspberry Pi.

    We were tasked with developing a space game where you can control a spaceship and dock a space station, when docked you transition to a third-person view, where you control a character that is animated. For the spaceship, I attempted to recreate the fighter feel and controls residing in the classic Star Wars Battlefront 2 from 2005.

    This project increased my understanding of OpenGL, how games handle rendering, vertex, and fragment shaders.

    Depicted here is a simulated solar system. Here the player is gathering 4 flying artifacts, when all artifacts are collected, the player gains the ability to dock at the station
    In space station view, animations through the MD2 format, experimenting with light shaders, and learning how to use Bullet3D for collisions

    BUas Intro Assignment

    The first-ever game I have developed in the C++ language. Developed in 2019 as part of my BUas intake assignment, it’s a Windows console-based application I named “Minigames Game”.

    No idea if the application still runs on this day, for any brave souls out there, here is the download link7.2Mb. Or just take a look at the gif below.

    Will never forget