Hacker News with Generative AI: Graphics

RT64: N64 graphics renderer in emulators and native ports (github.com/rt64)
RT64 is an N64 graphics renderer for playing games with enhancements in emulators and native ports.
Emulation, Video Games, Retro Gaming, Graphics, Programming
74 points by klaussilveira 6 hours ago | 22 comments
Show HN: Live webcam metal pin toy simulation powered by WebGPU depth estimation (vncntt.github.io)
Using Depth Anything V2 + metal pin simulation
WebGPU, Simulations, Graphics, Computer Vision, Open Source
10 points by vincentcheng 6 days ago | 1 comments
500K Open-Licensed SVG Icons (svgrepo.com)
Design, Open Source, Graphics, SVG
5 points by noashavit 6 days ago | 0 comments
TinyX: Small Featured X Server (github.com/tinycorelinux)
We resurrected Xvesa from the depths of git history, and intend to maintain it with Xfbdev.
Open Source, Linux, Graphics, X Server
155 points by nateb2022 10 days ago | 64 comments
A Brief History of ColorSync (eclecticlight.co)
To ensure that output best matches expectations, it’s necessary to adjust colours to a device colour profile using a colour management system.
Color Management, History, Graphics, Software, Digital Imaging
14 points by zdw 12 days ago | 0 comments
Post-Processing Shaders as a Creative Medium (maximeheckel.com)
Spending the better part of 2024 learning new shader techniques and concepts through the lens of post-processing has been the spark I needed to come up with ever more intricate, detailed, and ambitious creative work.
Creative Projects, Graphics, Programming, Digital Art
68 points by ibobev 15 days ago | 3 comments
Chinese algorithm claimed to boost Nvidia GPU performance by up to 800X (tomshardware.com)
Artificial Intelligence, Hardware, Graphics, Performance Optimization, China
6 points by openmaze 16 days ago | 2 comments
Large Collection of Interactive(WASM) Creative Coding Demos C99 OpenGL/WebGL (jaysmito101.github.io)
More examples can be found in the GitHub repository that haven't been ported to WebAssembly yet.
Web Development, Creative Coding, Open Source, Programming Languages, Graphics
13 points by jmax01 18 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: 1M+ animated GPU sprites in JavaScript (phaser.io)
Based purely on the title this may sound like another beta of Phaser v4, but under the hood this is a truly exciting release! Yes, Beta 5 mostly focuses on fixing issues that surfaced in Beta 4, but it also introduces the final piece of the Phaser Beam jigsaw: The brand new Sprite GPU Layer Game Object.
JavaScript, Game Development, Phaser, Graphics, Web Development
27 points by phaser-studio 21 days ago | 5 comments
Shadow of the Beast (1989) Graphics Deep Dive [video] (youtube.com)
Retro Gaming, Video Games, Graphics, History, 1980s
6 points by tie-in 23 days ago | 0 comments
The Graphics Codex (graphicscodex.com)
Graphics, Computer Graphics, Programming, Resources
71 points by board 26 days ago | 27 comments
Surface-Stable Fractal Dithering (github.com/runevision)
Surface-Stable Fractal Dithering is a novel form of dithering invented by Rune Skovbo Johansen for use on surfaces in 3D scenes.
Graphics, Algorithms, Computer Vision, 3D
182 points by bj-rn 28 days ago | 31 comments
Psychedelic Graphics 0: Introduction (benpence.com)
Graphics, Art, Tutorials, Psychedelics
306 points by tasshin 28 days ago | 69 comments
Hands-On Graphics Without X11 (blogsystem5.substack.com)
Graphics, Linux, Programming
166 points by ingve 34 days ago | 31 comments
Exploring ways to mipmap alpha-tested textures (lisyarus.github.io)
In my village building game I'm using alpha-tested transparency for foliage — trees, bushes, grass, etc. This works simply by discarding (i.e. not drawing) any pixels having an alpha value of less than 0.5, and keeping the others. This is much cheaper than proper transparency, which requires sorting objects or pixels by distance to camera.
Game Development, Graphics, Optimization
8 points by ibobev 38 days ago | 4 comments
Portals and Quake (30fps.net)
Ever wanted to know how exactly did Quake’s precomputed visibility work? I did, so I wrote vis.py, a reimplementation of their algorithm in Python. This guide has all the information you need to understand vis, the tool used by Quake, Half-Life and Source Engine games.
Game Development, Programming, Graphics, Quake, 3D Rendering
189 points by ibobev 41 days ago | 54 comments
Spline Distance Fields (zone.dog)
Earlier this year I decided to put my main project Tangerine on hold indefinitely and began prototyping a new renderer in an unfamiliar language using a totally new graphics API with the goal of overcoming all of Tangerine's technical shortcomings.
Graphics, Rendering, Programming, Open Source, Software
180 points by ibobev 45 days ago | 27 comments
Labwc: Wlroots-based window-stacking compositor for Wayland, inspired by openbox (labwc.github.io)
Labwc is a wlroots-based window-stacking compositor for wayland, inspired by openbox.
Wayland, Window Managers, Open Source, Linux, Graphics
72 points by NeutralForest 47 days ago | 16 comments
Modern Generic SVGA driver for Windows 3.1 (github.com/PluMGMK)
This is a rewrite of the Windows 3.1 SVGA driver, designed to support ALL available 8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit or 32-bit graphic modes on any system providing the VESA BIOS Extensions (hence the VBE in the name). It is based on the Video 7 SVGA driver included in the Win16 Driver Development Kit, with most of the hardware-specific code gutted out, and with support added for multi-byte pixels.
Windows 3.1, Operating Systems, Drivers, Graphics, Retro Computing
14 points by mysterydip 47 days ago | 0 comments
One Dog vs. the Windows 3.1 Graphics Stack (wuffs.org)
Wherein I learn too much about VGA hardware and generate some really cool glitch art while I try to fix somebody else's fix for a video driver that's older than I am.
Operating Systems, Retro Computing, Graphics, Art
234 points by todsacerdoti 47 days ago | 92 comments
Show HN: WebGPU + TypeScript Slime Mold (github.com/SuboptimalEng)
I made this slime mold simulation to learn more about WebGPU and compute shaders. It's essentially a recreation of Sebastian Lague's coding adventure (albiet with fewer features).
WebGPU, TypeScript, Simulation, Graphics, Coding
71 points by SuboptimalEng 49 days ago | 11 comments
X.org Server Development Hit a Decade High for the Number of Commits in 2024 (phoronix.com)
To much surprise, the X.Org Server Git tree saw the most commits in 2024 going all the way back to 2014... While there were many more commits than in years prior, it's not a sign of resurgence for the X.Org Server with Wayland continuing to become the dominant force on the Linux desktop.
Open Source, Linux, Graphics, Software Development, History
28 points by josephcsible 50 days ago | 2 comments
WebGL Fluid Simulation (paveldogreat.github.io)
Try Fluid Simulation app!
WebGL, Web Development, Simulation, Graphics
466 points by ChadNauseam 54 days ago | 60 comments
Video Games Can't Afford to Look This Good (nytimes.com)
One way to understand the video game industry’s current crisis is by looking closely at Spider-Man’s spandex.
Video Games, Industry Trends, Graphics, Spider-Man
10 points by smusamashah 56 days ago | 2 comments
Video Games Can't Afford to Look This Good (nytimes.com)
One way to understand the video game industry’s current crisis is by looking closely at Spider-Man’s spandex.
Video Games, Industry, Graphics, Costs
17 points by ingve 56 days ago | 12 comments
Wayland Protocols 1.39 Released with Data Control and Workspace Additions (phoronix.com)
Jonas Ådahl of Red Hat just released Wayland Protocols 1.39 as the latest set of updates to this de facto repository for Wayland protocols.
Software, Open Source, Linux, Operating Systems, Graphics
4 points by laktak 61 days ago | 1 comments
Show HN: WebGPU Tech Demo (gnikoloff.github.io)
This demo requires the modern WebGPU graphics API to run. Seems like your browser does not support it.
WebGPU, Graphics, Web Development, Technology, Show HN
141 points by georginikolov 63 days ago | 79 comments
Just how deep is Nvidia's CUDA moat really? (theregister.com)
Analysis Nvidia is facing its stiffest competition in years with new accelerators from Intel and AMD that challenge its best chips on memory capacity, performance, and price.
Nvidia, Competition, Hardware, AI, Graphics
4 points by kaycebasques 64 days ago | 1 comments
GPU Glossary (modal.com)
GPU, Glossary, Graphics, Hardware, Technology
5 points by georgehill 64 days ago | 0 comments
Parallel Vector Graphics Rasterization on the CPU (gasiulis.name)
During the last couple of weeks I got some free time and as a fun programming exercise I decided to write a CPU-based, multithreaded vector graphics rasterizer. The goal was to outperform rasterizers of all publicly available vector graphics libraries. And today I’m sharing what I came up with.
Graphics, Programming, Performance, CPU, Open Source
3 points by coffeeaddict1 65 days ago | 0 comments