DirectX 11 Graphics Renderer

A DirectX 11-based 3D rendering pipeline built during the Game Graphics Programming course at Kyung Hee University.

경희대학교 소프트웨어융합학과 게임 그래픽 프로그래밍 수업에서 구현한 DirectX 11 기반 3D 렌더링 파이프라인입니다.

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🎯 Overview

This project covers the full spectrum of real-time 3D graphics, from basic window creation to advanced rendering techniques including skeletal animation, normal mapping, and shadow mapping.

윈도우 생성부터 스켈레탈 애니메이션, 노멀 맵핑, 그림자 맵핑까지 실시간 3D 그래픽스의 전반을 다룹니다.

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🛠 Tech Stack

Category	Technology
Graphics API	DirectX 11
Language	C++20, HLSL
Library	Assimp (Open Asset Import Library)
IDE	Visual Studio 2019

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📚 Labs

Foundation

Lab	Topic	Description
01	Window Creation	Create a window using Windows API
02	OOP Refactoring	Restructure codebase with object-oriented design
03	Triangle Rendering	Build basic primitive rendering pipeline

3D Rendering Pipeline

Lab	Topic	Description
04	Transform Matrices	Apply World, View, Projection matrices
05	Texture Mapping	UV coordinate-based texture sampling
06	Phong Shading	Implement Ambient, Diffuse, Specular lighting model

Advanced Techniques

Lab	Topic	Description
07	Model Import	Load 3D models via Assimp library
08	Skeletal Animation	Bone hierarchy and skinning animation
09	Normal Mapping	Tangent space-based normal map application
10	Shadow Mapping	Depth buffer-based real-time shadows

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🏆 Assignments

Assignment 01: Interactive Camera System

Real-time camera controller with user input processing.

매 프레임 사용자 입력을 처리하는 인터랙티브 카메라 시스템

Assignment 02: Voxel Map with Instancing

Optimized voxel map rendering using Instance Buffers to minimize Draw Calls.

Instance Buffer를 활용한 복셀 맵 렌더링 및 Draw Call 최적화

Assignment 03: Advanced Rendering Techniques

Feature	Description
Light Attenuation	Distance-based light falloff (Constant, Linear, Quadratic)
Skybox	Cube map-based environment background
Reflection Mapping	Real-time environment reflection using cube maps

거리 기반 광원 감쇠, 큐브맵 스카이박스, 환경 반사 매핑 구현

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🚀 Getting Started

⚠️ Windows only

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/[username]/DirectX11_Renderer.git

2. Checkout to desired Lab or Assignment

   git checkout [LAB0X]  # or [ASS0X]

3. Open the solution in Visual Studio 2019

4. Set Game project as Startup Project and run

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📁 Project Structure

DirectX11_Renderer/
├── Game/
│   ├── Shaders/          # HLSL shader files
│   ├── Assets/           # 3D models, textures
│   └── Source/           # C++ source code
├── Library/              # External libraries (Assimp, etc.)
└── images/               # Screenshots for README

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📖 Key Learnings

• Complete understanding of DirectX 11 rendering pipeline
• Vertex/Pixel shader programming with HLSL
• Practical experience with real-time graphics optimization techniques

DirectX 11 렌더링 파이프라인의 전체 흐름, HLSL 셰이더 프로그래밍, 실시간 그래픽스 최적화 기법 학습

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