# Vulkan examples and demos

![Vulkan Logo](./images/vulkanlogo.png)

**Future place for examples and demos for Khronos' modern 3D and compute API**

## Vulkan from my point-of-view
<img src="./images/vulkanlogoscene.png" alt="Vulkan demo scene" width="512px">

I recently did a write-up with my personal view on Vulkan for a hobby developer. It goes into detail on some of the most important things to consider when deciding on how to switch over from Vulkan and also clears up some things that several press articles got wrong.

[You can read it here](http://www.saschawillems.de/?p=1886)

## 3D models
<img src="./models/images/angryteapot.png" width="128px">
<img src="./models/images/hammardillo.png" width="128px">
<img src="./models/images/chinesedragon.png" width="128px">
<img src="./models/images/tacticalbunny.png" width="128px">

This repository also contains the 3D models used for examples (and screenshots), see the respective [README](./models/README.md) for details.

## External resources
A list of interesting links on Vulkan :
- [Official page](https://www.khronos.org/vulkan)
- [SIGGRAPH 2015 Press Briefing](https://www.khronos.org/assets/uploads/developers/library/2015-siggraph/Khronos-Press-Briefing-SIGGRAPH_Aug15.pdf)
- [GDC 2015 presentation](https://www.khronos.org/assets/uploads/developers/library/2015-gdc/Khronos-Vulkan-GDC_Mar15.pdf)
- [PowerVR Vulkan demo](http://blog.imgtec.com/powervr/gnomes-per-second-in-vulkan-and-opengl-es)