Graphics Programming Virtual Meetup
@gpvm.bsky.social
A virtual meetup dedicated to graphics programming. We meet online every week.
Website: https://gpvm.org/
Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/graphics-programming-virtual-meetup/
Discord: https://discord.gg/TsTDb4uYfR
Website: https://gpvm.org/
Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/graphics-programming-virtual-meetup/
Discord: https://discord.gg/TsTDb4uYfR
Next week, we will read the original paper of 3D Gaussian Splatting: "3D Gaussian Splatting for Real-Time Radiance Field Rendering"
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"3D Gaussian Splatting for Real-Time Radiance Field Rendering" group reading, Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:00 PM | Meetup
This week, we will continue to read the original paper of 3D Gaussian Splatting: [3D Gaussian Splatting for Real-Time Radiance Field Rendering](https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.11
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September 26, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Next week, we will read the original paper of 3D Gaussian Splatting: "3D Gaussian Splatting for Real-Time Radiance Field Rendering"
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This week, we will continue to read "3D Gaussian Splatting in a Weekend"
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" 3D Gaussian Splatting in a Weekend" group reading 2, Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 7:00 PM | Meetup
This week, we will continue to read [3D Gaussian Splatting in a Weekend](https://bfeldman.me/3dgs-weekend/)
During group reading events, we go through all the content toge
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September 20, 2026 at 7:28 AM
This week, we will continue to read "3D Gaussian Splatting in a Weekend"
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This week, we will read 3D Gaussian Splatting in a Weekend
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" 3D Gaussian Splatting in a Weekend" group reading, Fri, Sep 18, 2026, 7:00 PM | Meetup
This week, we will read [3D Gaussian Splatting in a Weekend](https://bfeldman.me/3dgs-weekend/)
During group reading events, we go through all the content together, so the
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September 15, 2026 at 12:15 PM
This week, we will read 3D Gaussian Splatting in a Weekend
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Next week, we will watch TU Wien's Vulkan Synchronization lecture as a follow-up to How to Vulkan in 2026
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Vulkan Synchronization lecture videos group watch, Fri, Sep 11, 2026, 7:00 PM | Meetup
This week, we will watch [Vulkan Synchronization | "Understand Fences, Semaphores, Barriers,..." | Vulkan Lecture Series Ep. 7](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiKbGWI4M-Y)
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September 6, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Next week, we will watch TU Wien's Vulkan Synchronization lecture as a follow-up to How to Vulkan in 2026
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Next week, we will read "2D Grass Rendering with WebGPU Compute Shaders"
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2D Grass Rendering with WebGPU Compute Shaders, Fri, Aug 28, 2026, 7:00 PM | Meetup
This week, we will read [2D Grass Rendering with WebGPU Compute Shaders](https://jarl-game.com/blog/2d-gpu-grass-rendering/)
During group reading events, we go through all
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August 23, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Next week, we will read "2D Grass Rendering with WebGPU Compute Shaders"
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Next week, we are going to start revisiting Nia Bickford's vk_mini_path_tracer tutorial!
We did this tutorial in 2021, but a number of people in the meetup are interested in revisiting it and following along.
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We did this tutorial in 2021, but a number of people in the meetup are interested in revisiting it and following along.
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vk_mini_path_tracer chapter 1-3, Fri, May 8, 2026, 7:00 PM | Meetup
This week, we will revisit Nia Bickford's vk_mini_path_tracer tutorial.
We did this tutorial in 2021, but a number of people in the meetup are interested in revisiting it
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May 2, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Next week, we are going to start revisiting Nia Bickford's vk_mini_path_tracer tutorial!
We did this tutorial in 2021, but a number of people in the meetup are interested in revisiting it and following along.
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We did this tutorial in 2021, but a number of people in the meetup are interested in revisiting it and following along.
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This week, we will read "Introduction to Spherical Harmonics for Graphics Programmers" by @nicebyte.bsky.social
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Introduction to Spherical Harmonics for Graphics Programmers, Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 7:00 PM | Meetup
This week, we will read [Introduction to Spherical Harmonics for Graphics Programmers](https://gpfault.net/posts/sph.html)
During group reading events, we go through all t
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April 21, 2026 at 11:51 AM
This week, we will read "Introduction to Spherical Harmonics for Graphics Programmers" by @nicebyte.bsky.social
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This week, we will start reading a new book: "Digital Signals Theory"!
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Digital Signals Theory Chapter 1 Group Read, Fri, Nov 28, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup
This week, we will start reading a new book: [Digital Signals Theory](https://brianmcfee.net/dstbook-site/index.html)!
During group reading events, we go through all the c
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November 24, 2025 at 6:59 AM
This week, we will start reading a new book: "Digital Signals Theory"!
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Next week, we will read the article "Physically based rendering from first principles."
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"Physically based rendering from first principles" Group Read, Fri, Sep 19, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup
This week, we will read [Physically based rendering from first principles](https://imadr.me/pbr/)
During group reading events, we go through all the content together, so t
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September 13, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Next week, we will read the article "Physically based rendering from first principles."
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Next week, we are going to continue reading the Physically Based Rendering book
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Physically Based Rendering V4 10.1 Group Read, Fri, Sep 12, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup
This week, we will read 10.1 Texture Sampling and Antialiasing of the PBRT book.
During group reading events, we go through all the content together, so there's no expecta
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September 7, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Next week, we are going to continue reading the Physically Based Rendering book
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This week, @jbakergraphics.bsky.social will be presenting on his post which explains an application of the inversion method of importance sampling, to generate random numbers that match a given probability density function (PDF).
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Importance Sampled Emission Spectra Group Read, Fri, Sep 5, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup
This week, Jon Baker will be presenting on [his post](https://jbaker.graphics/writings/spectralpt2d3.html) which explains an application of the inversion method of importan
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September 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
This week, @jbakergraphics.bsky.social will be presenting on his post which explains an application of the inversion method of importance sampling, to generate random numbers that match a given probability density function (PDF).
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Next week, we will continue reading the PBRT book.
Note that we change the meeting time to Friday (or Saturday, depending on your timezone)
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Note that we change the meeting time to Friday (or Saturday, depending on your timezone)
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Physically Based Rendering V4 9.6 Group Read, Fri, Jul 4, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup
**Note: this week's meeting is on Friday (or Saturday, depending on your timezone)**
This week, we will read 9.6 Roughness Using Microfacet Theory of the PBRT book.
Durin
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June 28, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Next week, we will continue reading the PBRT book.
Note that we change the meeting time to Friday (or Saturday, depending on your timezone)
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Note that we change the meeting time to Friday (or Saturday, depending on your timezone)
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This week, we will read about grass rendering blog posts
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Group Read of "Grass Rendering Series", Wed, Apr 16, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup
This week, we will read [Grass Rendering Series Part 1: Theory](https://hexaquo.at/pages/grass-rendering-series-part-1-theory/) and [Grass Rendering Series Part 2: Full-Geo
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April 14, 2025 at 3:12 AM
This week, we will read about grass rendering blog posts
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Next week, we will watch Implicit Surfaces & Independent Research by Matt Keeter
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" Implicit Surfaces & Independent Research" Group Watch, Wed, Mar 19, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup
This week, we will watch [Implicit Surfaces & Independent Research](https://youtu.be/UxGxsGnbyJ4?si=BtLfo7jgI6lY6XdV) by Matt Keeter.
Join our discord server: [https://dis
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March 13, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Next week, we will watch Implicit Surfaces & Independent Research by Matt Keeter
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Next week, we are going to read "Radiometry, part 1: I got it backwards"
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Radiometry, part 1: I got it backwards, Wed, Jan 22, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup
This week, we will read [Radiometry, part 1: I got it backwards](http://momentsingraphics.de/Radiometry1Backwards.html)
Join our discord server: [https://discord.gg/6TTRA5
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January 16, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Next week, we are going to read "Radiometry, part 1: I got it backwards"
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Next week, we are going to continue reading the PBRT book, this time covering 8.1 Sampling Theory.
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Physically Based Rendering V4 8.1 Group Read, Wed, Dec 18, 2024, 7:00 PM | Meetup
This week, we will read [8.1 Sampling Theory](https://pbr-book.org/4ed/Sampling_and_Reconstruction/Sampling_Theory) of the PBRT book.
Note: During group reading events, we
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December 12, 2024 at 8:02 AM
Next week, we are going to continue reading the PBRT book, this time covering 8.1 Sampling Theory.
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Next week, we'll be reading two blog posts about blue noise by Alan Wolfe
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Two blue noise blog posts group read, Wed, Dec 11, 2024, 7:00 PM | Meetup
This week, we will read two blog posts by Alan Wolfe: [What the Heck is Blue Noise](https://blog.demofox.org/2018/01/30/what-the-heck-is-blue-noise/) and [Generating Blue N
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December 5, 2024 at 4:20 AM
Next week, we'll be reading two blog posts about blue noise by Alan Wolfe
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Next week, we will continue reading through the PBRT book, this time about BVH.
Note: During group reading events, we go through all the content together, so there's no expectation to read it in advance (though it’s great if you do!).
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Note: During group reading events, we go through all the content together, so there's no expectation to read it in advance (though it’s great if you do!).
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Physically Based Rendering V4 7.3 Group Read, Wed, Dec 4, 2024, 7:00 PM | Meetup
This week, we will read [Section 7.3, Bounding Volume Hierarchies](https://pbr-book.org/4ed/Primitives_and_Intersection_Acceleration/Bounding_Volume_Hierarchies) of the PBR
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November 28, 2024 at 3:35 AM
Next week, we will continue reading through the PBRT book, this time about BVH.
Note: During group reading events, we go through all the content together, so there's no expectation to read it in advance (though it’s great if you do!).
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Note: During group reading events, we go through all the content together, so there's no expectation to read it in advance (though it’s great if you do!).
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