A simple c++20 / Vulkan 1.1 rendering framework, flavored like 1.4, inspired by WebGPU and vk_minimal_latest.
Runs on GNU/Linux and Windows 11, compiled with GCC 11.4 and MSVC 19.38.
Quick start & run !
# [Optional] Retrieve system build dependencies with Synaptic.
# sudo apt install git git-lfs build-essential cmake vulkan-sdk
# Clone the repository.
git clone https://github.com/tcoppex/vk-playground
cd vk-playground
# Build.
cmake . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
cmake --build build --config Release
# Run the first demo.
./bin/00_hello- 00_hello: Display a surface and clear its color (Device, Swapchain, dynamic rendering).
- 01_triangle: Display a simple triangle (Shader, Graphics Pipeline, Vertex Buffer, Commands).
- 02_push_constant: Update per-frame values via push constants and dynamic states (Push Constant).
- 03_descriptor_set: Initialize & update a descriptor set on a single uniform buffer (Descriptor Set).
- 04_texturing: Display a textured cube with a linear sampler (Image, Sampler).
- 05_stencil_op: Stencil operations and instancing through a multi-passes portal effect (Stencil, instancing).
- 06_blend_op: Fast & simple billboarded GPU particles with additive blend operation (Blending).
- 07_compute: Waves simulation with sorted alpha-blended particles via compute shaders (Compute Pipeline, Barrier).
- Vulkan SDK 1.1
- CMake 3.31
- CPM 0.40.3 (downloaded automatically)
- GLFW 3.4 (via CPM)
- Volk 1.4 (via CPM)
- VulkanMemoryAllocator 3.2.0 (via CPM)
- linalg v2.2 (via CPM)
- stb_image.h (included)
- VK_EXT_descriptor_indexing
- VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state
- VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state2
- VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state3
- VK_KHR_buffer_device_address
- VK_KHR_create_renderpass2
- VK_KHR_depth_stencil_resolve
- VK_KHR_dynamic_rendering
- VK_KHR_maintenance4
- VK_KHR_maintenance5
- VK_KHR_maintenance6
- VK_KHR_swapchain
- VK_KHR_synchronization2
- VK_KHR_timeline_semaphore
vk-playground is released under the MIT license.