Daedalus Engine is a real-time OpenGL playground with physically based lighting, cinematic post-processing, and interactive scene editing.
Inspired by the maker behind the Labyrinth, Daedalus Engine is about experimenting for the sake of a it and the joy of watching an idea turn into something that actually runs. It started as a computer graphics course assignment, but the scope happily spiraled once we realized how much fun we were having .
- Physically-Based Rendering with image-based lighting, dynamic shadows, and multi-light support
- Post-processing suite featuring bloom, depth of field, film grain, color grading, vignette, and more
- Runtime workflows for loading models, adjusting lights, and planning smooth camera paths with keyframes
- Water simulation, particle effects, transparency, and minimap
This project uses CMake for configuration and compilation.
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build . -j $(nproc)Launch the executable from the build directory so shader and asset paths resolve correctly.
Curious about implementation notes or extra screenshots? Check out report/report.md for some more details!