An Epic Tale Of Rendering Part 1

Hi,

This is my first blog entry ever! My name is Mauro. I have a passion for Computer Graphics and especially Real-Time rendering. The main purpose of this blog is to share my progress and discuss problems / challenges I encounter during the process. I will be sharing my progress in the creation of a GPU Pathtracer of (hopefully) epic proportions! I will be using the skills I've learned the last few years to (try) to pull it of. Here's a list of goals I want to achieve:

1. General
• Multi Platform: Windows and MacOS for starters.
• Full OpenCL Path tracer i.e. Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, etc support.
• Multi-Threaded
• As fast as possible...
2. Core
• Custom math library
• Custom OpenCL core
• UI
• Mesh Loading (at least .obj)
• Custom scene file format / loader
3. Path tracer
• Interactive / Real-time
• BSDF style material system (Multi-layered support if possible)
• Area, Environment and Mesh lights (per triangle)
• MIS
• Optimized for TriangleMeshes
• Noise Functions
• AOV support for at least: Depth, Normals (Geometry and Shading), Position, Color (Diffuse, Glossy, Specular) and some debug output like traversal depth and pixel color variance.
• Implement custom noise filter designed for real-time path tracing
4. Anything I forgot
•  Having fun!

May the rendering gods be with me:)