Gameplay/Engine Programmer

Sock Engine

A lightweight 3D game engine made with C++

Source Code

Overview

Sock Engine is a custom 3D game engine made with C++. The engine is primarily a learning project focused on understanding game engine architecture and graphics programming fundamentals.

Technical Stack

Language: C++
Graphics API: OpenGL
ECS: EnTT
Math: GLM
Models: Assimp
Textures: SOIL2
Windowing: GLFW
UI: ImGui
Build System: Premake5

Features

Rendering

OpenGL forward renderer
Shadow mapping with PCF filtering
Blinn-Phong lighting model with directional lights
Model loading via Assimp
Multi-texture support
Skybox rendering
Debug visualization modes

Scene Management

Entity-Component-System using EnTT
Hierarchical transforms with parent-child relationships
Component-based architecture
Runtime scene graph management

Editor

ImGui-based level editor
Scene hierarchy with drag-and-drop
Property inspector for components
Real-time viewport rendering
Debug panels and performance metrics

Core Systems

Event-driven input handling
Asset management pipeline
Shader compilation system
Premake5 build system

What's Next?

Improved asset management with file system
Scene and asset serialization
Animation pipeline for skeletal meshes
Physics integration with Jolt Physics
Audio system with FMOD