Ray Tracing with Notcurses

A simple 3D ray tracing engine rendered in the terminal using Notcurses.

Description

This project implements a basic ray tracing algorithm to render 3D scenes in the terminal. It uses the Notcurses library for high-performance terminal graphics, allowing for interactive 3D visualization directly in the console.

Features

• Real-time 3D rendering with ray tracing
• Interactive camera controls (keyboard and mouse)
• Support for various 3D objects: spheres, planes (including checkerboard), and boxes
• Basic lighting model with diffuse and specular shading
• Terminal-based graphics using Notcurses

Building

Clone the repository and use nix to build.

git clone https://github.com/nemeott/ray-tracing.git
cd ray-tracing

nix-build

This will create a result directory symlink containing the compiled binary.

Execution

Execute the compiled binary to start the simulation.

./result/bin/ray-tracing

Controls:

• WASD: Move camera
• Mouse/Arrow keys: Camera movement
• Space/X: Move up/down
• Q: Quit

License

MIT License