Systems and methods for implementing shader-driven...

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2007-01-02

2007-01-02

Vo, Ted T. (Department: 2191)

Data processing: software development, installation, and managem

Software program development tool

Translation of code

C717S146000, C717S152000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10384371

ABSTRACT:
Art asset rendering systems and methods in which pre-processing is performed in a compilation process. Geometric data are processed in the compilation process with knowledge of associated shading programs. The data are converted into data structures targeted directly to a target hardware platform, and a code stream is assembled that describes the manipulations required to render these data structures. The compiler includes a front end configured to read the geometric data and attributes (an art asset) output from a 3D modeling package and shaders in a platform independent form and perform platform-independent optimizations, and a back end configured to perform platform-specific optimizations and generate platform-targeted data structures and code streams.

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