raytracer

README

Raytracer

Implementation of the Ray Tracing in One Weekend book series by Peter Shirley.

Features

• Multicore rendering using Goroutines.

• Multiple scene presets and randomized seed control.

• Realtime display of render progress using Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL).

  

Ray Tracing in One Weekend

Ray Tracing in One Weekend

Final render

Ray Tracing: The Next Week

Ray Tracing: The Next Week

Final render

Usage instructions

• Build the binary with go build .
• Run the

Development instructions

Install mage with Homebrew using brew install mage.

Targets

• build - Runs go mod download, installs SDL and the OS bindings, and then builds the raytracer binary.
• clean - Removes the generated PNG image from disk.
• install:deps - Installs all system and Go dependencies.
• run - Runs the raytracer binary, building it first if necessary.
• test - Runs the unit tests.
• view - Displays the generated image, generating it first if necessary.