CoffeeRender is a simple rendering engine written in Java, using LWJGL and OpenGL. It was created with intent to gain a deeper understanding of game development from scratch. This involved use of OpenGL and LWJGL, both technologies being lower level than common game engines such as Unity.
In Eclipse IDE:
- Right-click under Package Explorer tab
- New > Java Project
- Uncheck "Use default location"
- Browse... Select
coffeerender - Next > Finish > Create
- Link necessary dependencies
- Functional vertex and fragment shaders
- Vertex buffer and index buffer abstraction
- Model / entity system
- GLSL shader code parsing
- .obj model loading
- Texture mapping to .obj models
- Phong lighting model with ambient, diffuse, and specular lighting
- Camera movement in 3-dimensions
- WASD keyboard input (currently used to move camera)
- Dynamic model movement
In development
Possible features:
- Animation system
- Mouse input for camera movement
- Procedural model generation