I Tried Making A Fully Ray Traced Game

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Acerola Jam has ended and I was actually participating the whole time! I made a fully ray traced solitary confinement simulator with a realistic sun cycle driven by real world time. I made everything from the shaders to the materials to the music. The only thing I didn't make is the skyboxes.

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topics covered: how ray tracing works, ray geometry intersection functions, basic music theory, calculating the position of the sun

References:
https://web.archive.org/web/202309290...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...


Music:
Afternoon Break - Persona 3 OST
In A Moment's Time - Skullgirls OST
Junes Theme - Persona 4 OST
Judgement - Sonny Boy OST
This Mysterious Feeling - Persona 3 Reload OST
Fearful Experience - Persona 3 OST
During The Test - Persona 3 OST
Midori Eyes - Paradise Killer OST
Police Station - Persona OST
With Renewed Hope, We Continue Forward - VA-11 Hall-A OST
Layer Cake - Persona 5 OST
Every Day Is Night - VA-11 Hall-A OST
A New Frontier - VA-11 Hall-A OST
Aria Of The Soul - Persona 3 OST
Sandgem Town - Pokemon Diamond OST
Like A Dream Come True - Persona 4 OST

Thanks for watching!

This video is dedicated to my friend, Alotryx.

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