<p>Welcome to my blog! My name is Taylor Anderson, and I am a software developer interested in computer graphics, game development, and robotics. I am currently studying for a master's/doctorate in Computer Science at USU.</p>
<h2>Thesis/Project</h2>
<p>The blog for now will follow along with my progress on the master's thesis. Before that though, I'll talk about what my goals and milestones for the project/thesis are, as well as what the project even is.</p>
<p>For my master's thesis, I am interested in learning and working with computer graphics, specifically PBR and raytracing.</p>
<h3>Goals</h3>
<ul>
<li>Gain in depth understanding of Vulkan and the rendering pipeline</li>
<li>Create a physically accurate/based rendering system</li>
<li>Create an efficient raytracer renderer, utilizing modern Vulkan methods</li>
<li>Test and utilize multiple different denoising algorithms, allowing for easy switching between them</li>
<li>Integrate rendering system with freely available physics engine</li>
<li>Allow for minor scripting (Python) capabilities</li>
<li>Experiment with wave-based light simulation, as opposed to only ray-based</li>
</ul>
<h3>Milestones</h3>
<ol>
<li>Vulkan setup and initialization</li>
<li>Basic ambient, spectral, diffuse renderer</li>
<li>Physically based renderer</li>
<li>Basic raytracing, no denoising</li>
<li>Denoising algorithms</li>
<li>Physics engine integration</li>
<li>Python scripting capabilities</li>
<li>Skinned meshes</li>
<li>Simple animations</li>
</ol>


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Introduction and First Post

Thesis/Project

Goals

Milestones