GDC Vault https://v.idtech.space/c/gdcvault/videos Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:52:40 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://v.idtech.space GDC Vault https://v.idtech.space/lazy-static/avatars/1e94ac68-4d36-4a16-b005-2e151083caa4.png https://v.idtech.space/c/gdcvault/videos All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://v.idtech.space/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder. https://v.idtech.space/feeds/podcast/videos.xml?videoChannelId=5 <![CDATA[The Quake 3 Arena Rendering Architecture]]> https://v.idtech.space/w/noyHr4x5mxVikrQ7e9bE9r https://v.idtech.space/w/noyHr4x5mxVikrQ7e9bE9r Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:40:21 GMT This video presentation from the 1999 Game Developers Conference explores the architecture of id Software's latest first-person shooter, Quake 3 Arena. Brian Hook discusses basic research into curved surface rendering, issues dealt with in deploying an OpenGL based game, the architecture of the back-end shading pipeline, the lighting model, and LOD algorithms for models and curved surfaces.

]]> GDC Vault nonadult The Quake 3 Arena Rendering Architecture This video presentation from the 1999 Game Developers Conference explores the architecture of id Software's latest first-person shooter, Quake 3 Arena. Brian Hook discusses basic research into curved surface rendering, issues dealt with in deployi...